Submitted by Jason Garton on Tuesday 5th March 2024
Published on Monday 15th April 2024
Current status: Open
Open until: Tuesday 15th October 2024
Current Signatures: 72
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Exclude pre-marriage assets from divorce settlements in England and Wales
In Scotland only assets acquired from the date of marriage up to the date of separation are considered in divorce settlements. This is not the case in England and Wales, where a spouse can be granted rights to assets - such as pensions - acquired before marriage. We want this to change.
We believe it is unfair that people who are divorced in England and Wales, with financial assets acquired before their marriage, can be disadvantaged compared to people in Scotland when it comes to divorce settlements. We want pre-marriage assets to be excluded from divorce settlements in England and Wales, to mirror rules in Scotland.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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