Landowners may look to pre-nups to preserve property
16th June 2010
LANDOWNERS could soon start insisting on pre-nuptial agreements in order to keep family farms from being broken up, a family law specialist in the Midlands has said.Jonathan Tougher, partner with MFG Solicitors, said increased divorce levels were putting million pound holdings at risk.It was, he cautioned, making it harder for family holdings to be handed down the generations.His comments come as the legal community awaits a critical Supreme Court ruling on whether so-called ‘pre-nups’ have standing in English law and,......for the full story register now for free or login below...




