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A civil partnership is an alternative way of formalising a relationship for couples who do not wish to enter into marriage.

A civil partnership is open to both same-sex and heterosexual couples as an alternative to marriage.

This enables the couple to show their commitment to each other without the connotations of marriage.

The same as a Decree Absolute is granted when concluding a divorce, a Final Order is also required to legally dissolve a civil partnership. The basic process is to request and submit a D8 application form to the courts. 20 weeks after submission, you can apply for a Conditional Order. This will state that the courts see no obvious reason why a civil partnership dissolution cannot be granted. Lastly, a Final Order can be applied for (within 12 months), and it is this Order that officially dissolves the partnership.

As with marriage, this can be only done once you have been in the civil partnership for at least a year.

The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (DDSA 2020) was passed to provide couples the option to apply for a no-fault dissolution. This means that no specific reasoning has to be satisfied, other than a statement to the court to express that the partnership has irretrievably broken down.

Once the Court is satisfied that the civil partnership has broken down, they will grant a Conditional Order (Decree Nisi) and subsequently a Final Order (Decree Absolute).

The dissolution process does not include the financial arrangements. As with Divorce, this is a separate process. We would recommend that advice is taken in respect of the financial aspect of your relationship.

It is dependent on the speed of the court but should take approximately 4 – 6 months.

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