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Civil Partnership Dissolutions
Howsoever your family unit is made up and whatever it’s dynamic and structure, a breakdown of any union is hard. The commitment to each other in a same sex relationship is no less than in opposite sex couples and a breakdown is similarly no less painful.
But, fracture ups happen. If you feel it is that time for you to dissolve your partnership, we are here to propose a caring and sympathetic legal service.
How can Freeman Harris Solicitors help with civil partnership dissolutions?
Freeman Harris Solicitors are not your traditional lawyers. We are neither a big corporate firm where you are a reference number nor a small firm who don’t have an knowledge of civil partnership dissolutions. We are a strong who know our clients individually providing a bespoke service tailored to each client’s circumstances and needs.
We have acted for a large number of identical sex couples whose civil partnership had run its course. We pride ourselves on being personable, sensitive and non-judgemental with the ability t
Civil Partnership & Same Sex Marriage Solicitors in Manchester & Stockport
At Clifford Johnston & Co, we grasp the particular issues faced by same sex couples and can offer personalised legal advice concerning civil partnership and same sex marriage. When a couple share a home, experience and family together, they often want to generate a commitment to each other which offers their relationship legal recognition and security. Same sex couples have the choice, in the same way as heterosexual couples, to register their relationship as either a civil partnership or a same sex marriage.
Civil partnerships came into gravity in the UK in , allowing same sex couples to form partnerships similar to a marriage. In the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act finally allowed same sex couples to marry on almost exactly the same terms as heterosexual marriages.
The benefits of entering into a marriage or partnership include:
- the right to be recognised as your legal partner’s next of kin
- the right to take on Parental Responsibility for any children in the family
- joint evaluation of household income
- equal treatment in tax, benefits, insurance and pension schemes.
There are slight diffe
Same-Sex Divorce
what your case needs
1. CLARITY
Your case will deserve clarity, advocacy and fix representation when presenting evidence in court.
2. STRUCTURE
You will need to be qualified to structure a coherent and comprehensive case to your circumstances in an objective manner.
3. CLEAR CASE MANAGEMENT
Our partnered lawyers will be able to lay out your exact plan for you, from the initial consultation to the terminate of your case. A lawyer will also be able to tell you exactly what needs to be done and how they are going to reach your desired outcome.
4. TIMELINE TRANSPARENCY
If you are choosing to handle your case alone, you may not know how prolonged the case will travel on for. Divorce cases in particular can accept a long time to complete.
5. TOTAL SUPPORT
Your lawyer will be able to provide you with the best support for your case, and should approach your case with an objective and friendly manner.
Divorce for same sex couples
Between April and June , over 15, same sex couples got married, either in a new ceremony or by converting their existing civil partnership to a same sex marriage.
The breakdown of any marriage is a sad and difficult time for all involved, but at least same sex couples now have the legal ability to divorce. Civil partnerships require a dissolution. With a same sex marriage giving the same legal rights as an reverse sex marriage, surely the same should apply to divorce too.
Grounds for divorce
For the most part it does, with one decisive difference &#; adultery. Whilst the primary grounds for divorce are that the marriage has irretrievably broken down, this must be proven by facts. There are five facts that can support this:
- adultery
- unreasonable behaviour
- separation for 2+ years with consent
- desertion
- separation of five years
Gay adultery does not exist
The issue arises simply because of the definition of adultery, which is to
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