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title: "Prenups Myth by Myth: What Has Actually Changed this Summer"
description: A government consultation launched this June proposed making prenups legally binding in England and Wales for the first time. It has not happened yet, and it...
date: 2026-08-13T12:00:00.000Z
updated: 2026-08-13T12:59:55.651Z
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A [UK government](https://richwoman.co/article/england-wales-wedding-law-reform-2026-marry-at-home-or-on-a-cruise-ship) consultation launched in June this year, called A Fairer End to Relationships, has done more to change the conversation around prenuptial agreements than anything since the landmark Radmacher case fifteen years ago. It has also created a fresh set of misunderstandings on top of the old ones. Here is what is actually true in 2026, myth by myth.

## Myth 1: prenups are legally binding in the UK

A prenuptial agreement is not automatically binding in England and Wales, and the court keeps the final say over how assets get divided on divorce. That said, since the Supreme Court's 2010 ruling in Radmacher v Granatino, judges have given real weight to an agreement that both people entered freely, with full financial disclosure and independent legal advice each. In practice, a properly prepared prenup is usually followed. It is just not guaranteed by law the way a standard contract would be.

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