Are Sharia Divorces (Talagh or Talaq) valid in English law If you marry abroad and obtain a Nikkah abroad in a country which practices Sharia Law your marriage will automatically be legally recognised in England & Wales. However questions can arise as to whether the same applies when you obtain a Sharia divorce, called […]
Category: Prenuptial Agreements
Couples who live together but do not marry can still have similar rights to married couples, despite the Government’s U-turn on giving cohabiting couples more rights, says the Law Society The Law Society has stated that despite the Government’s decision to drop plans to give couples that live together similar rights to married couples, unmarried […]
Law Commission Publishes Marital Property Agreements Consultation Tuesday 11 January 2011 In recent years there has been strong support for a change in the law calling for pre-nuptial agreements to be made legally binding. The Law Commission has today launched a consultation paper, asking for views on a range of potential options for reforming the law […]
Let’s make one thing absolutely clear – there is no such thing as a ‘Common Law’ marriage. They only exist in movies. In England, you are either married or you are not – and if you are not – none of the laws that protect married couples apply to you. The complexities of unmarried couples […]
