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Marking the huge success of civil partnerships and the 2nd anniversary of the Dáil and Seanad passing the civil partnership legislation, GLEN today celebrate civil partnerships with the GLEN «wedding bus» on Kildare Street!We warmly congratulate the hundreds of lesbian and gay couples who have...

Ironically, our civil partnership legislation provides more rights than US state - based civil marriage because the latter can not include federal rights in critical areas such as immigration, tax and health benefits.

Marking the huge success of civil partnerships and the 2nd anniversary of the Dáil and Seanad passing the civil partnership legislation, GLEN today celebrate civil partnerships with the GLEN «wedding bus» on Kildare Street!

All of these would be very readily resolved if the current civil partnership legislation was extended to unmarried different sex couples.

1937 was a hugely significant year, not only for the publication of the first edition of Atkin's Encyclopaedia of Court Forms in Civil Proceedings, but also for family law: the passage that year of the Matrimonial Causes Act (MCA 1937)(commonly referred to as AP Herbert's Act, for his zeal and persistence in advocating reform) marked a major development in divorce law reform and paved the way for modern matrimonial and civil partnership legislation.

Brought by four same - sex couples and four opposite - sex couples, it sought to have the UK's twin discriminations in civil marriage and civil partnership legislation declared illegal.

Not exact matches

Since the recent further development of this legislation, less than a handful of religiousestablishments have stepped forward to offer their premises to host civil partnership ceremonies.

The Daily Mail opposes it for as many of the right reasons as it is now possible for a secular paper to admit to: «This legislation,» it said, «which not even Stonewall, the most persistent gay rights group, was agitating for, is not just about allowing homosexual couples to have a wedding rather than a civil partnership.

The church claims in its submission to the GEO, «[T] he introduction of civil partnerships... was supported by the majority of our bishops who voted on the legislation in 2004 when it was before the House of Lords.»

Romania's ruling party is considering legislation to allow civil partnerships by same - sex couples, according to Liviu Dragnea (above), leader of the Social Democratic Party.

Peter Tatchell, coordinator of the Equal Love campaign, said heterosexual couples faced «legal inequality and discrimination» because under the terms of the legislation published today they will not have the option of getting civil partnerships instead.

«Despite proclaiming that the legalisation of same - sex civil marriage is driven by the principle of equality, the government's forthcoming legislation will retain the inequality of the current legal ban on heterosexual civil partnerships,» Tatchell said.

The defence secretary spoke out as the coalition was accused of spoiling tactics after it responded to a call for heterosexual couples to be granted the same rights to enter into civil partnerships by announcing plans for a review that would be delayed for five years once the legislation is passed.

«I'm one of two Conservative MPs who have taken out a civil partnership - thanks to legislation which - to their credit - the current Labour government introduced.

Howarth made the remarks when Margot James, a fellow Tory MP who is in a civil partnership and who was recently appointed to the new Conservative policy board, said that the equal marriage legislation would level the playing field after gay people suffered discrimination in the 1980s.

In the interview, which will be shown exclusively on Channel 4 News at 7 pm tonight, the Tory leader becomes confused when questioned on MEP votes for homophobic legislation, and UK votes on civil partnerships in Quaker churches — specifically on whether those votes would be free or whipped for his MPs.

However, in Wilkinson v Kitzinger [2006] All ER (D) 210 (Apr) the President of the Family Division, Sir Mark Potter, distinguished between marriage and civil partnership on the basis that the former must be between a man and a woman as provided for in the MCA 1973, legislation which was originally debated in the late 1960s at a time when homosexuality had only been legalised by the Sexual Offences Act 1967.

The Commission is canvassing a change in legislation which will enable parties to issue a divorce petition at any time after their marriage or civil partnership.

The Civil Partnership Act currently only allows same sex couples to form a civil partnership and Charles and Rebecca have commenced the legal process because the current legislation prevents them and many thousands of opposite sex couples from the choice of forming a civil partnership rather than marrCivil Partnership Act currently only allows same sex couples to form a civil partnership and Charles and Rebecca have commenced the legal process because the current legislation prevents them and many thousands of opposite sex couples from the choice of forming a civil partnership rather than marrcivil partnership and Charles and Rebecca have commenced the legal process because the current legislation prevents them and many thousands of opposite sex couples from the choice of forming a civil partnership rather than marrcivil partnership rather than marrying.

BOOK REVIEW: Same Sex Marriage and Civil Partnerships: The New Law Authors: Mark Harper, S Chelvan, Martin Downs, Katharine Landells, Gerald Wilson Publisher: Jordan Publishing (# 60) Caitlin Jenkins The Law Society Gazette Whenever new legislation is enacted, some publishers are tempted to cash in on novelty value.

Civil partnerships were introduced in the UK in 2005, but legislation such as the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 has historically prevented the marriage of same sex couples.

We deal with a wide range of issues, including billing and hospital privileges, civil liability issues, clinical trial agreements, corporate organizational issues, interpretation of health legislation, professional regulation and discipline, public - private partnerships for facility development, rights and responsibilities of hospital foundation boards.

This is particularly relevant for same sex couples, for many of whom same sex marriage and civil partnership was not available until the relatively recent introduction of legislation.

LEGISLATION to recognise the civil partnership of same - sex couples passed all stages in the Dáil last night.

Recognition of children / same - sex parenting is a major gap in the legislation, but there was agreement from all parties in the debates on civil partnership that this can be addressed through further change in family law.

The legislation also provides for the legal recognition of civil partnerships, or their equivalent, obtained in other jurisdictions.

Civil Partnerships won't come into effect for another year, at the very earliest, as the final legislation has yet to be published and then passed through the Oireachtas.

Legislation giving effect to civil partnerships passed all stages in the Seanad by 48 to four votes tonight.

Legislation giving effect to civil partnerships passed all stages in the Seanad by 48 to four votes tonight.The first civil registrations for same - sex couples are likely to take place next January following overwhelming approval of the enabling legislation by the Oireachtas tonLegislation giving effect to civil partnerships passed all stages in the Seanad by 48 to four votes tonight.The first civil registrations for same - sex couples are likely to take place next January following overwhelming approval of the enabling legislation by the Oireachtas tonlegislation by the Oireachtas tonight.The...

As more states enact legislation providing legal recognition to same - sex couples, you may wonder about the differences between same - sex marriage and civil unions (or domestic partnerships), as well as how these laws might affect a REALTOR ® association.