Are pre-nuptial agreements a good idea?

Are pre-nuptial agreements a good idea?

Family lawyers say that in recent years they have seen a tenfold increase in couples signing pre-nuptial agreements.

Lawyers say the increasing number of independently wealthy women, coupled with greater numbers of people marrying later in life with complicated family arrangements, has increased their popularity.

The agreements are enforceable in Scotland but not in England and Wales. The Tories say they should become binding - but critics say people may feel pressured into signing them.

Would you sign a 'pre-nup'? Do you think they are a good way of dividing family assets or do they kill the romance? Should they become binding in the whole of the UK?