Is he faking or he really changed?

I’ve been in a relationship since we were kids, and it's been 10 years now. For 8-9 years, he was not very involved and did not put in much effort. Every time I tried to break up, he would verbally abuse me and question my character. While I was studying, I managed my relationship alongside my studies and motivated him to build his career. However, he has never been responsible enough to focus on his career. I separated from him for about 7 months because I was fed up and frustrated and wanted to focus on my studies. I also found success in my career, but he kept chasing me during that time, which led me to start over with him. Since then, he’s a completely changed man, taking care of me and emotionally supporting me. Our relationship is almost perfect. However, every time I ask him to think about his career, he says he’ll start a business once we get married and doesn't put in any effort to settle his career. My family is against our marriage because he’s not settled and not making any effort. Now I am well settled in my career as a working professional, but he’s not doing anything. He’s asking me to have a court marriage. My mother wants me to marry him this way because she thinks he’s a good man and not being settled should not be a reason to avoid marriage. She believes we won’t face any financial issues since I have a secure job.