I don’t often consider Family Law matters – my days of running up the aisles are over (But…never say never, again ?)
An excellent piece from John Bolch on his Family Lore blog. I quote to give you a flavour:
“….. Firstly, celebrity lawyer Raymond Tooth is quoted as saying: “A rich man in my view should not marry a poor woman. If he does, then he must have a pre-nuptial agreement”. Fair enough, advise a client to enter into a pre-nuptial, but did he really say a rich man should not marry a poor woman? Is he really so materialistic that he considers that wealth, or lack of it, should determine whether two parties marry? I find such a concept as abhorrent as the nonsense that someone from one religious or ethnic background should not marry anyone from a different background. “
Here is the full story – well worth a read even if you have no interest in Family Law.
Fmaily Law is that of interest to me but in my views i think it is ridiculous for someone to suggest something like that. In a case like this i wont advice my client to draw up a pre- nuptial agreement. You never know what they have said in the bedroom, and much more you might lose your client when she found out your advice to her would-be husband. I believe religion should not be an issue in choosing a partner.