The options available to those in
civil partnerships where there is a breakdown in the relationship are similar to those available to married couples.
«But there are also many hardworking married families or in
civil partnerships where one of the parents is working hard at bringing up children in the home.
A couple who have decided to share together for a temporary period only (e.g. a couple who are unmarried or not in
a civil partnership where one party lives elsewhere and is only on holiday in Ireland) are not therefore cohabiting as husband and wife / civil partners and one could not claim an increase for the other as a qualified adult.
Not exact matches
I believe that it is the church's responsibility to love, accept, and affirm gay men and women and thereby create a positive environment
where their sexuality can be expressed in healthy, monogamous, loving relationships (i.e. marriage or
civil partnership).
Where two women are in
civil partnership, the non-impregnated partner will be regarded as a parent, unless she formally objects to being regarded as such.
As a Quaker, I totally respect the right of other Christian denominations not to host
civil partnerships, if that is
where their conscience leads them.
We live in a world
where you can join in a
civil partnership (a marriage) with your partner rather than ridiculed and made a fun of.
And we are excited to continue our
partnership with Denver Public Schools,
where over 6,000 students will receive Facing History units on
civil rights and the Reconstruction Era beginning next year.
If the state
where the couple lived doesn't recognize same - sex marriages, a surviving partner may still qualify as a widow or widower for Social Security benefits if the intestacy laws of that state allow the surviving partner of a non-marital legal relationship (such as a
civil union or domestic
partnership) to inherit as a spouse.
However, an exclusion contained in para 18 of Sch 9 of the Equality Act permits employers to refuse payment of a «spouse pension'to the surviving member of a same - sex married couple
where the right accrued before 5 December 2005, the date same - sex couples became legally entitled to enter into
civil partnerships.
If you feel like you have been a victim of marriage or
civil partnership discrimination please do not hesitate to contact us on 0800 756 6605
where one of our friendly team members will be able to assist in assessing whether you have a case we can help with on a no win no fee basic
Thereafter, he was a partner in a private law practice with Warren Hehl followed by a
partnership with Joseph Garrubo
where he was well known for his extensive
civil and criminal litigation expertise.
Where parties have agreed to separate, we provide clients with careful and expedient advice to help them decide on a course of action that best suits their situation — whether by way of divorce or
civil partnership, dissolution, judicial separation or a separation agreement.
In 1993, levy left Mayer Brown, giving up a lucrative
partnership to return to the Justice Department,
where he served as the top appellate lawyer in the
civil division during President Bill Clinton's first term.
When
civil partnerships were first brought in, early registration was sometimes allowed in special circumstances, e.g.
where one of the parties was terminally ill, so the government may decide to do the same again.
In Lawrence v Gallagher [2012] 1 FCR 557 it was common ground that the
civil partnership was to be treated as having lasted for 11 years and seven months
where the parties had entered into a
civil partnership in December 2007, but separated in September 2008.
With the singular exception of parenting (
where reform is urgently needed),
civil partnership provides almost all of the responsibilities and rights of
civil marriage.
The «first in time» system means that as long as you have the legal right to get divorced or dissolve your
civil partnership in that EU country, and provided that you are the first member of the couple to start proceedings, that's
where they will take place.
In the particular circumstances of this
civil partnership,
where the parties were denied the choice to marry in the place
where the union was celebrated I would perpetuate impermissible discrimination if I failed to recognize their
civil partnership as a marriage.
We support parents, children, young people and the wider family through family change and disruption, particularly
where this has occurred as a result of separation, divorce,
civil partnership dissolution or family restructuring.
Where the birth, marriage,
civil partnership or death occurred outside the State, the person must provide the relevant certificates as evidence.
Depending on the circumstances, a Social Welfare Inspector's report should address issues such as means / income, divorce, dissolution of
civil partnership, separation, child dependency, maintenance arrangements, housing costs, household composition, possible cohabitation, and
where appropriate inspection of relevant certificates.
Where a State annulment has occurred, the marriage or
civil partnership is deemed never to have taken place.
Where a person in receipt of pension remarries or enters into a new
civil partnership, payment of pension stops from the date of remarriage or date of registration of new
civil partnership.
Cohabitation —
where people are living with their partner but not married or in a
civil partnership — is the fastest growing family type in the UK, yet there is little or no protection for couples should they separate.
With the exception of parenting,
where reform is urgently needed,
civil partnership provides almost all of the responsibilities and rights of
civil marriage.