April 2014 - Marriage Foundation

Times leader shows our message beginning to stick where it matters

The coalition has broadened the institution of marriage. It must now be wary of proposals to undermine it Increasing evidence shows that marriage is good for the two people it joins together and good for society. Once an instinct derived from tradition and religion, the benefits of marriage have been confirmed by extensive social research […]

Sir Paul Coleridge retires from High Court to concentrate on the Marriage Foundation

Our founder and chairman Sir Paul Coleridge has now retired to concentrate on his work with the Marriage Foundation. Sir Paul said, “I know how consoling and good a good marriage can be and how it gets better over the years and also how ghastly family breakdown can be. Something can and should be done […]

Family breakdown costs £50bn a year

When couples split up, families move from one to two households. Poverty is a common outcome that affects children. Six out of ten lone parents are supported by the state compared to one out of ten couple parents. That's where most of the £50bn is spent.

UK Among highest family breakdown in Europe

Five years ago, the UK had the highest rate of family breakdown in Europe. We're not doing as badly today, but only because of big falls in divorce rates. Alas there's no sign of a similar improvement among cohabitees

Lower Divorce Rates – Higher Lone Parents

Divorce rates have plummeted over the past 3 decades, but the number of lone parents has doubled in the same period. Why?... Because unmarried parents make up only one in five cohabiting parents but are responsible for one half of all family breakdown.

Stability is found in Marriage

Whereas stability is the norm if parents are married (75% stay together), it is the exception if they are not (30% stay together). As a result, among parents of teens who are still together as a couple, nine out of ten are married

Single Most Important Factor

The single most important factor in a child’s healthy development is the stable relationship of the parents. Our groundbreaking research shows that family breakdown is the #1 predictor of teenage mental health problems.

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Month: April 2014

Times leader shows our message beginning to stick where it matters

Sir Paul Coleridge retires from High Court to concentrate on the Marriage Foundation

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