Opposite-sex couples will be able to register civil partnerships in England and Wales from 31 December 2019 after secondary legislation was approved in the House of Lords on 5 November 2019. At present, only same sex couples can have civil partnerships and convert their civil …
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Civil partnerships extended
You may have seen all over the news in June 2018 that the Supreme Court dealt with the issue of civil partnerships for mixed-sex couples. What are civil partnerships? They were created in 2004 to give same-sex couples - who at the time couldn't marry - similar legal and financial protection to …