Came across this article from Naomi Woolfe in the Sunday Times.
Let’s also get the state out of the marriage union. In spite of the dress and the flowers, marriage is a business contract. Women, generally, don’t understand this, until it hits them over the head upon divorce. Let’s take a lead from our gay and lesbian friends, who, without state marriage, often create domestic partnerships with financial autonomy and unity spelt out. A heterosexual parallel: celebrate marriage with a religious or emotional ceremony — leave the state out of it — and create a business- or domestic-partner contract aligning the couple legally.
2 comments:
I believe not all marriages are
a business contracts. At least some
percent of the married couple would
not say that their marriage is a
contract.
Family law companies
Hello Krishna.
A contract can record the promises a couple make to one another when they marry. The State contract is created when a couple marry, and doesn't care what promises are made. We believe a couple should be able to choose their own contract.
Do you think 'contract' is the wrong word?
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