Welsh translation. This page is translated from the canonical English version for general information. UK legal terms do not always translate exactly — check the English source for legal decisions and seek professional advice for important matters. The English page is authoritative.
Crynodeb
The Civil Partnership Act 2004 created civil partnerships as a legal status for same-sex couples, giving them equivalent rights and obligations to married couples in areas including property, inheritance, pensions, and immigration. Since the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, same-sex couples can also marry.
Pwyntiau allweddol
- Civil partnerships available to same-sex couples (extended to opposite-sex couples in 2019)
- Formation by registration — no religious ceremony required
- Same legal rights as marriage: property, next of kin, inheritance, pensions
- Dissolution procedure mirrors divorce
- Financial provision on dissolution same as matrimonial proceedings
- Civil partners recognised for immigration purposes
Rhannau ac adrannau
Hanes diwygiadau
2019 — Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc.) Act 2019
Extended civil partnership to opposite-sex couples following R (Steinfeld) v Secretary of State.