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27/10/2009
Prenuptial agreements 'more likely' to be used in divorce cases |
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Prenuptial agreements are increasingly likely to be considered by judges in future divorce cases, according to a senior official at the BPP Law School.
Programme director of the Legal Practice Course at the institution Alison Wells said the agreements are not legally binding, but will still be increasingly likely to be worth having.
She explained: "It is becoming more and more likely that the agreement will be considered by the court as 'one of the circumstances of the case' or 'conduct it would be inequitable to disregard'."
Ms Wells added that case law precedents for such judgements now exist and noted that where prenuptials exist there tends to be less acrimony.
Those keen on having a prenuptial agreement in place before marriage may wish to speak to a family lawyer.
In a recent interview with the BBC, David Allison of Resolution - the national organisation of family lawyers, said he had personally seen his prenuptial workload increase "tenfold" as more people try to put such arrangements in place.
Written by Pauline Adams
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