Civil Partnership-Dissolution
Civil Partnership Dissolution often referred to as Gay Divorce
Unfortunately, some relationships will fall apart be they a heterosexual marriage, a civil partnership, a same sex marriage or cohabitees
Civil Partnership will have to be formally dissolved through the Courts; this is legally referred to as “civil partnership dissolution” and not “divorce”. Civil Partnership dissolution cannot be undertaken within the first year of that Civil Partnership.
There many similarities between the process of dissolving a Civil Partnership and a divorce;
The only ground for the dissolution of a civil partnership is the irretrievable breakdown of the relationship.
Separating civil partners have the same financial legal remedies as divorcing couples. If you’re in a civil partnership you have rights to claim maintenance, capital lump sum payments, property transfer and pension sharing/attachment orders.
After the dissolution of your civil partnership you can acquire parental responsibility of your civil partner’s child by agreement or Court order thereby conferring all the rights and responsibilities that divorcing parents retain in relation to children. It is possible for separating civil partners to apply for residence or contact orders also.
Any will is automatically revoked on registration of a civil partnership. If no will has been made civil partners automatically inherit under the intestacy rules. If a will or the intestacy rules do not make reasonable financial provision, then a civil partner can bring a claim against the deceased’s estate under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
It matters not how you colloquially term it, dissolution or divorce, what matters is that you are advised correctly as to the procedure and your rights and entitlements.
For any enquiries regarding
Civil Partnership-Dissolution
please contact our
Family Law Solicitors
department on
01772 555 176
Or
enquire online
here.