Sentences with phrase «register civil partnerships»

It provides important certainty and security for the many same - sex couples who have registered or are planning to register their civil partnerships» said Kieran Rose, Chair of GLEN.

That is the intention and I do not doubt the Government's sincerity, but senior lawyers advise that the interplay between the regulations and equality law could result in legal pressure on churches that do not want to register civil partnerships.

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Dear @HarrietHarman, pls support amendment allowing faith groups to register civil partnerships.

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Those advocating that the principle of religious freedom means that no church or faith group should be coerced into having to register civil partnerships must surely extend that religious freedom to other faith groups, who should not be refused the opportunity to do so in accordance with their own conscience and belief.

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There is no right to conscientious objection for registrars who do not wish to register civil partnerships.

Hence Catholic adoption agencies have been closed down, individuals such as Gary McFarlane (who refused to give relationship counselling to same - sex couples) and Lillian Ladele (who refused to register civil partnerships) both recently lost their jobs and their appeals.

Section 202 of the Equality Act 2010 provided for amendments to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to remove the prohibition on religious premises registering civil partnerships.

The decision to amend the Civil Partnership Act 2004 in order to remove the prohibition on religious premises registering civil partnerships was widely criticised.

Critics such as Lord Lester, the Liberal Democrat peer who introduced the idea of registering civil partnerships in a private member's bill two years ago, shared the government's dismay.

Unmarried partners and same sex partners who have not registered a civil partnership can not inherit from each other unless there is a will, so the death of one partner may create serious financial problems for the survivor.

In broad terms, the position in England and Wales is: - If a person is married or in a registered civil partnership and his estate is worth # 125,000 or less, everything goes to his spouse or civil partner.

- If a person is married or in a registered civil partnership and his estate is worth over # 125,000, his spouse or civil partner won't automatically get everything, although they will receive: - Personal items, such as household articles and cars.

A right dog (fish)'s dinner... (aka «orders on divorce, or on dissolution of a registered civil partnership»)

When a same - sex couple register a civil partnership, they become entitled to many of the same rights as married...

Since the coming into effect of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, same sex partners in a registered civil partnership can also acquire parental responsibility by agreement or a court order.

A husband and wife or two civil partners can only have one main residence between them for as long as they are living together and if they own separate residences when they marry or register a civil partnership they should elect which is to be their main residence within two years.

Mr Walker and his partner registered a civil partnership on 23 January 2006 and have since married.

If the couple registered their civil partnership in Ireland, they will not have to give three months» notice.

· A couple who have given notice of their intention to register a civil partnership will be able to convert this into a notification of their intention to marry;

· Couples who have already given notice of their intention to register a civil partnership and have completed their civil partnership registration form will have until 15 May 2016 to go ahead and register their civil partnership;

However, under the Marriage Act 2015, it is now possible for same - sex couples to become legally married and you can no longer register a civil partnership in Ireland.

After getting married or registering a civil partnership, you will need to make a new will, as any existing wills become void.

Once you have registered a civil partnership, you and your partner will both be legally referred to as «civil partners».

You can choose all sorts of locations to register a civil partnership; it doesn't just have to take place in a registry office.

It also sets out when you registered your civil partnership, for how long you have been living apart and the names and birth dates of your children.

Not exact matches

Individuals in other arrangements, such as civil unions, registered domestic partnerships, or other similar arrangements, that aren't recognized as a valid marriage under relevant state law won't be treated as married or as spouses as defined in this policy for federal tax purposes.

Individuals in other arrangements, such as civil unions, registered domestic partnerships, or other similar arrangements, that are treated as spouses under the applicable state law, will each be treated as a spouse as defined in this policy for state law purposes.

However, individuals in other arrangements, such as civil unions, registered domestic partnerships, or other similar arrangements, that are not recognized as marriage under the relevant state law, will not be treated as married or as spouses as defined in this policy for federal tax purposes.

A public notary in Brazil has registered a three - person partnership as a legally recognized civil union.

Bishop Mark will also express concern that the Government may «further undermine» marriage as it considers proposals to reform marriage registration for the first time since 1837, including a right of heterosexuals to register relationships as civil partnerships instead of marriages.

When same - sex civil partnerships were introduced by the government in 2005, she saw that registering such relationships would clash with her faith.

And the British Supreme Court sided against a Christian woman who said she was was forced to quit her job for refusing to register same - sex civil partnerships.

There are a number of other countries which have stopped short of allowing gay marriage but have introduced civil unions or registered partnerships for same - sex couples.

Table 6A Civil Partnerships registered in 2015 classified by age difference of partners in years and percentage

Table 2A Civil Partnerships registered in 2015 classified by previous civil status and average age of parCivil Partnerships registered in 2015 classified by previous civil status and average age of parcivil status and average age of partners

Table 2B Civil Partnerships registered in 2015 classified by previous civil status and average age of male parCivil Partnerships registered in 2015 classified by previous civil status and average age of male parcivil status and average age of male partners

Table 4A Civil Partnerships registered in 2015 classified by older male partner's age and younger male partner's relative age

Table 5A Civil Partnerships registered in 2015 classified by older female partner's age and younger female partner's relative age

amendment to the Equality Bill: civil partnerships to be registered on the premises of churches: http://bit.ly/9x57UZ

This would make it legal for civil partnerships to be registered on the premises of religious associations who wish to do so, without creating any obligation on the part of those religious groups who do not wish to do that.

While I support the principle of civil partnerships, I do not think registering them should be mandated on faith groups which do not support them.

They must first have their marriage dissolved, gain legal recognition of the new gender and then register for a civil partnership.

They can register in this way irrespective of how their child was conceived if they were in a civil partnership or, since 2014, if they were married, at the time of conception.

Only 64 civil partnerships were registered during the same period, 372 fewer than 2014.

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The Civil Partnership Act 2004 places same sex partners who register their partnership in virtually the same legal position as opposite sex partners who enter in to marriage.

Not every co-habiting couple is going to want to register in a civil partnership.