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The Road to Equal Partnership
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28 July 2026

The law on the financial consequences of divorce needs to be reformed. This accessible yet authoritative text moves beyond the complexity of current case law to propose concrete legislative solutions centred on equal partnership principles. With the abolition of fault-based divorce and government consideration of financial remedies reform underway, this analysis could not be more relevant.
Drawing on rich research, including new interviews on nuptial agreements, Thompson offers a compelling alternative to existing reform proposals that reveals surprising realities about finances on divorce. By re-evaluating what equality means and how it is perceived, this is a book about how the road to reform can be strategic yet fair. Offering evidence-based insights, it proposes a unique and pragmatic approach to reform.
‘A powerful case for reforming financial remedies on divorce so that they can genuinely reflect marriage as a partnership of equals.' The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE, former President of the UK Supreme Court
‘I implore anyone engaged in financial remedy reform to study Professor Thompson’s excellent and thought-provoking book.' Rhys Taylor, Barrister, Bencher, Inner Temple.
PART I: Why Reform Is Needed
1. The Changing Legal Landscape
2. For Richer, for Poorer
3. Features of the Current Law
4. (Re)evaluating Equal Partnership
PART II: Towards Change
5, The Law Commission’s Scoping Project
6. The Case for Incremental Reform
PART III: The Reforms to Prioritize Short Term
7. Making Nuptial Agreements Binding
8. Refining Needs
9. Categorizing Property
10. The Road Ahead
Epilogue: What About Cohabitants?