Unfair Contract ?

[AlfredJPruffock]

Marriage rates have fallen to the lowest level since records began, according to figures released today.

Provisional figures for 2006 published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal the number of marriages fell 4 per cent to 236,980 compared to the previous year.

The marriage rate for men over 16 was 22.8 per 1,000, and for women 20.5; the lowest rate since 1862.


As a commited Batchelor the above figures come as no surprise - so why the cold feet over Marraige - too many horror stories of gold diggers - alimony etc ???

[Moscow Mule]

A quick google gives you a fair chuck of info to read,

http://stumblingandmumbling.typepad....e_marriag.html

[TheFaQQer]

As a commited Batchelor the above figures come as no surprise - so why the cold feet over Marraige - too many horror stories of gold diggers - alimony etc ???

I think you should put your question in the Ask Brillopad thread....

[KathyWoolfe]

The erosion of the underlying Christian faith and the lack of stigma over children born out of wedlock I would imagine.
As well as the Gov't reducing the economic benefit of getting married now you can just live together and get state benefits as if you were married.
Plus the humongous cost of the ceremony itself.

[PAH]

As a bloke there doesn't seem to be many positives to getting married. I think most marriages are driven by the women and their non-stop nagging till the bloke gives in and agrees.

Then again aren't the gold diggers still onto a winner as soon as they move in and become common law wives? Unless you keep a rent book on their behalf.

[Jog On]

Marriage rates have fallen to the lowest level since records began, according to figures released today.

Provisional figures for 2006 published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal the number of marriages fell 4 per cent to 236,980 compared to the previous year.

The marriage rate for men over 16 was 22.8 per 1,000, and for women 20.5; the lowest rate since 1862.


As a commited Batchelor the above figures come as no surprise - so why the cold feet over Marraige - too many horror stories of gold diggers - alimony etc ???

How closely does the wording in the contract reflect the actual working conditions though?

[KathyWoolfe]

How closely does the wording in the contract reflect the actual working conditions though?

No ROS for a start.......

[lilelvis2000]

As each partner can simply walk away from a common law marriage - I think that is the clincher. Imagine if Macca was only in common law to the bottom scraper - she would get nothing, could not ask for anything. The only person that would get cash would be the child.

Yeah my wife is having to deal with a recent case of a split common law couple. very messy splitting the three properties they jointly own. Then there's the one which in trust...very messy.

[Jog On]

No ROS for a start.......

Well screw that...

[KathyWoolfe]

As each partner can simply walk away from a common law marriage - I think that is the clincher. Imagine if Macca was only in common law to the bottom scraper - she would get nothing, could not ask for anything. The only person that would get cash would be the child.

Yeah my wife is having to deal with a recent case of a split common law couple. very messy splitting the three properties they jointly own. Then there's the one which in trust...very messy.

I thought the law was changed recently to give common law partners the same rights as married couples?