Register our Marriage campaigns for equality for unregistered faith marriages
In an article on the Law Society's website, Siddique Patel, a solicitor at Shoosmiths specialising in Islamic family law, discusses the Register our Marriage campaign for equality for faith marriages.
The campaign focuses on changing legislation, in particular, an update to the Marriage Act 1949. The Act provides that only three faiths have to register their marriages:
- Anglicans (Church of England and Wales)
- Jews
- Quakers.
The ultimate objective of the Register our Marriage Campaign is to ensure that all religious marriages are legally registered to protect the family unit. The campaign has two aims:
- Raising awareness of the lack of legal protection for unregistered religious marriages
- Reform of the Marriage Act 1949 so all religious marriages must be registered under civil law.
For the article, click here.
22/9/19