What is civil partnership?
Civil Partnership is a new legal relationship, giving two people of the same sex similar rights to married couples. These rights and responsibilities include:
-> A duty to provide reasonable maintenance for your civil partner and any children of the family
-> Ability to apply for parental responsibility for your civil partners child
-> Equitable treatment for assessment of child support, life assurance, tax, employment and pension benefits.
-> Recognition under intestacy rules
-> Recognition for immigration and nationality purposes
-> Next of kin rights
Who is eligible?
The couple must both be of the same sex, be 16 years of age or older, not already be in a civil partnership or marriage and not be related to each other. In England, Northern Ireland and Wales, 16 and 17 year olds will need their parents consent. In Scotland, they wont.
How do you register?
To register a civil partnership, you must first give formal notice to your local authority. Youll be able to do this from December 5, but some authorities (such as Brighton and Hove, Liverpool,...
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