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Client Services : Civil Partnerships

Civil Partnership Solicitors

Can We Help You?
For a FREE, NO OBLIGATION assessment of how we can help and how much it is likely to cost, please call us on 01788 576384 or complete our Online Enquiry Form.

The Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into force on 5 December 2005.  It enables same-sex couples to register their relationship and acquire a package of rights and responsibilities.

The Act itself is a daunting piece of legislation and specialist advice should be sought in relation to:

  • Formation
    • Eligibility
      • Age
        • Parental consent
      • Prohibited degrees of relationship
    • Registration procedure
      • Place
      • Standard
        • Notice
        • Evidence of name etc.
        • Publicity
        • Waiting period
        • Objections
        • Civil Partnership Schedule
        • Registration period
      • Housebound persons
        • Notice
        • Medical evidence
        • Publicity
        • Waiting period
        • Objections
        • Civil Partnership Schedule
        • Registration period
      • Detained persons
        • Notice
        • Evidence of detention
        • Publicity
        • Waiting period
        • Objections
        • Civil Partnership Schedule
        • Registration period
      • Special
        • Notice
        • Evidence
        • Objections
        • Registrar General’s Licence
        • Registration period
      • Overseas
  • Termination
  • Finance and property
    • Improvements to property
      • Nature of contribution
      • Extent of interest
        • Agreements
    • Disputes about property
      • Orders
      • Procedure
    • Life assurance
    • Ancillary Relief on termination
      • Orders
      • Procedure
      • Factors
    • During currency of Partnership
      • Claims
      • Procedure
      • Factors
  • Children
    • Parental Responsibility
    • Guardianship
    • Residence and contact
    • Maintenance
    • Adoption
  • Miscellaneous
    • Housing and tenancies
    • Family homes and domestic violence
    • Social security, child support and tax credits
    • Pensions

For a better understanding of these new rights and responsibilities and to ensure that the correct formalities are followed, please call us on 01788 576384 or complete our Online Enquiry Form.

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