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Divorces - England and Wales rate at 29 year low
This is from an article from 2-in-2-1
In 2008, the divorce rate in England and Wales fell to 11.5 divorcing people per 1,000 married population compared with the 2007 figure of 11.8, a fall of 2.5 per cent. The divorce rate is at its lowest level si...
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Children and Divorce
More than a third of children never see their father again, following the divorce of their parents. Read more about how divorce impacts children in an article in the Daily Mail.
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"Let's Stick Together": Address on Family Life at the Conservative Party Conference
Harry Benson, who has been directing Bristol Community Family Trust for nearly ten years and is a prominent user of FOCCUS (see below), was on the main stage at the Conservative Party conference on 7th October, talking on Family Life. ...
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Wedding Show Welcome
Clergy chatted and offered advice to thousands of brides-to-be a the National Wedding Show at the NEC in Birmingham this month as part of the continuing wedding-welcome by the CofE. Since the law changed on October 1 couples are able to arrange a wed...
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The Church of England Marriage Measure
From 1st October 2008, the new Church of England Marriage Measure comes into effect. It means that the Church of England’s network of 16,000 churches can offer a wider wedding welcome than at any time in the Church’s history. Official guidance to cle...
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Divorce rates down but over sixties divorces attract attention
The provisional divorce rate in England and Wales fell for a third consecutive year, by 3.0 percent, reaching its lowest level since 1981, according to new statistics on divorces in 2007 released by the Office for National Statistics. The divorce rat...
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Brighton in the News
Britain's first divorce fair will be held in October in Brighton, where more than 20 per cent of couples divorce. The national average is 16 per cent. Experts will include divorce lawyers, business advisers, health professionals and financial adviser...
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Taxation of Married Couples
CARE has published a new research paper by their fiscal policy consultants, looking at the way the UK taxes families. The paper can be downloaded from the CARE website http://www.care.org.uk
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British Social Attitudes report on changing attitudes to marriage and relationships
The British Social Attitudes report, by the National Centre for Social Research, is based on research, conducted annually since 1983, into the views of 3,300 adults.
The annual report says Society in Britain has become f...
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Home Affairs Select Committee Enquiry on Domestic Violence, Forced Marriage and "honour- based" violence
Press Release Home Affairs Select Committee Enquiry on Domestic Violence, Forced Marriage and "honour- based" violence Forced Marriage is an abomination. Honour-based violence is barbaric. Both are unlawful and morally reprehensible. Every year the g...
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