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Same Sex Marriage - Bringing Marriage Into the Spotlight

The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 will come into force on 16 December, 2014 – this means that the first same sex marriages in Scotland can take place from 31st December 2014.

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Pre-nuptial Agreements & Adultery Clauses

Earlier this month, after it was revealed that the couple had married, details of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s prenuptial agreement began to surface. Amongst other things, it was reported that an adultery clause was included granting primary child custody to Angelia should Brad be unfaithful, and that they maintain separate ownership of assets brought into the marriage.

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Postnuptial agreements on the rise

More than half of divorce attorneys (51%) cited an increase in postnuptial agreements during the past three years in a recent poll of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyer (AAML) members. In addition, 36% of the respondents noted an increase in wives initiating the requests.

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