It was an area that had been targeted for reform, at least in the sense of ensuring some limited property rights based on evidence of contribution to the union, especially in the case of stable common-law unions.
这是改革的目标之一，至少要以对婚姻的贡献为依据确保某些有限的财产权利，在习惯法婚姻相当稳定的情况下尤其应当如此。