You are a young man with a girlfriend, maybe a steady girlfriend. And maybe you’d like to establish a home together, and raise children. If so, you probably have ideas about how this should be done.
The notion of marriage is familiar to you, and you may have given it some serious thought. You know it could be the most significant step you ever take, having more influence on your life than other important matters such as your choice of career, the house you buy on mortgage, or the car you drive. You may even have discussed this with your girlfriend, and she may seem perfectly reasonable and sensible.
In the back of your mind however are some doubts. You’re not sure what will happen if there should be problems and you need to rely on the law to protect your interests. That is, what marriage means in the legal sense. You will by then have made serious investments in the whole venture, that is - of marriage, establishing a home, raising children, your on-going career or business, your life savings and pension, your social life, and other interests.
You’ve heard stories from others. There was an acquaintance in the cricket club who seemed to have a fairly difficult period after his wife left him, but you didn’t hear the detail and haven’t seen him since. And your colleague at the office who disclosed some aspects of his case, how he lost his home, and hardly sees his children. Further, there are the newspaper stories you’ve read. And you recall the television news items on the ruckus over the Child Support Agency, but you only have a vague idea why this happened.
If this reminds you of your own uncertainties about marriage and fatherhood, then perhaps you should read on. As with many young men, it’s possible that you’re short of information, maybe very short. If so, it’s unlikely that this is your fault. Most likely it’s due to the vested interests of legal professionals, social scientists, and feminists, as well as the media people who haven’t told the public enough about this.
The book Marriage and Fatherhood : Important Information for Young Men
[1] is unlike the others. It has important information not available elsewhere. It is a book which will remove any doubts or uncertainties you may have. You, a young man, need this information to make an informed decision about your life and future.Marriage and Fatherhood : Important Information for Young Men
Cheltenham Group, 2nd Edition, 1998
66pp, A5 format, hardcopy �7.00, ISBN 1 900080 05 2
diskcopy �2.50, ISBN 1 900080 06 0
(disk format IBM 1.44Mb, file format MS Word7.0)
A layman's guide to the realities of matrimonial and family law. This is a synopsis, in layman's terms, of The Emperor's New Clothes, also from the Cheltenham Group.
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