Being madly in love is widely seen as the best recipe for a successful marriage. According to research published this month, however, love is little more than a starting point.   more »

A think-tank run by former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith wants to see a Tory government bring in a compulsory three-month “cooling off” period to prevent what it considers to be ill-though-out quickie divorces.   more »

Pre-nuptial agreements (PNAs), in which a couple set the financial terms of their divorce before they get married, have held legal sway in America and much of Europe for some years. In England & Wales, however, PNAs are not enforceable and, until recently, couples could not rely on the courts holding a couple to the terms of the PNA.   more »

The first high profile ex-couple to feel the effect of new legislation that allows the media into family courts in England and Wales are Earl Spencer and his estranged wife Caroline.   more »