All too often we hear couples in long term relationships say that “marriage is only a piece of paper” or “we didn’t get married because we don’t want to get divorced.” Unfortunately, these couples don’t realise that they are actually part of a de facto relationship – which qualifies for all of the rules and regulations of a marriage. Section 4AA of the Family Law Act 1975 … [Read more...]
DISCUSSION: Love, Marriage…Divorce
In news this week, one of our favourite celebrity couples - Heidi and Seal - split. After a seemingly perfect marriage (and a perfect body after all those babies), Heidi has filed for divorce and that is that. The statistics in this country are something like 1 in 3 marriages ends in divorce which is quite astounding when you think of how many weddings we attend. My parents … [Read more...]
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