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The first protection order has been issued in Scotland to protect a victim of forced marriage.

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British women and men are choosing to marry partners who are increasingly from the same social class as themselves, despite modern society offering them more choice than ever before, according to new research by the think tank IPPR. The new analysis is part of an on-going IPPR project on how women’s aspirations have changed across different generations.

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A recent survey has found that nine out of ten people who are married or in a cohabiting relationship would turn to their partner when they felt in need of emotional support.

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Taking two holidays a year, having a meaningful conversation twice a week and cuddling eleven times in a fortnight are key to a happy marriage, it has been revealed.

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Victims of forced marriage in Scotland will benefit from greater protection now that the Forced Marriage (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011 has come into force.

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Fifteen per cent of Britons over the age of 40 and living with their partner choose to keep some or all of their savings hidden from their other halves, according to recent research.

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Trends in marriage and family structure pose long-term risks to the financial and fiscal health of the world's wealthiest nations and are implicated in the recent global economic slowdown, according to a new report from America.

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A recent survey from independent think-tank, the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), has found that around two-thirds of those surveyed support the idea of tax breaks for marriage. 

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The Registrar General for Scotland has published provisional figures for births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships registered during the second quarter of 2011.

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Researchers at Ohio State University have conducted a study into the effects that marital transitions, such as marriage or divorce, can have on a couple's weight gain.

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Nearly half of single working women are more likely to say yes to a marriage proposal than a joint bank account with their boyfriend, according to a recent report.

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The Government has previously expressed support for the idea of supporting marriage through the tax system. Among the possible rationales for such a policy is a belief that having married parents, as opposed to cohabiting parents, improves children’s cognitive or social development.

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The Registrar General for Scotland has published provisional figures for births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships registered during the first quarter of 2011.

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A new report from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), an independent think-tank, has criticised the Government's record on supporting marriage and its efforts to reverse high and damaging levels of family breakdown.

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Poverty in households with children is rising in nearly all Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Governments should ensure that family support policies protect the most vulnerable, according to the OECD’s first-ever report on family well-being.

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Britain’s levels of births outside marriage are at the highest point for at least 200 years, according to a major new study of the history of the family from the independent think-tank, Centre for Social Justice (CSJ). Cohabitation levels have also soared from under 5% pre-1945 to 90% today.

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A recent survey has revealed that couples living in the countryside have happier and healthier marriages or relationships than those living in the city, and are less likely to have a divorce or other relationship breakdown, reports the Telegraph.

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The Scotsman newspaper reports on a recent survey which has revealed that around 40% of men contemplating marriage are choosing to go on a foreign holiday to propose to their girlfriends.

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The European Commission (EC) is proposing the introduction of new EU-wide rules to clarify the legal position relating to property rights for married couples or registered partnerships from different countries.

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The number of marriages in Scotland rose by almost a thousand during 2010 compared with the previous year, the Registrar General for Scotland has announced.

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