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Civil Partnerships
Civil Partnerships
The Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into force on the 5 December 2005.
It enabled same sex couples to obtain legal recognition of their relationship by registration of a civil partnership. Civil partners assume legal rights and responsibilities with regard to each other and to third parties and acquire many of the legal rights and benefits currently enjoyed by married couples.
If a civil partnership breaks down then the procedure for dissolving it is broadly similar to divorce.