The Civil Partnership Act 2004 : a practical guide / Paul Mallender, Jane Rayson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mallender, Paul, author.

Rayson, Jane, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil unions--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Civil unions.

Gay couples--Legal status, laws, etc--Great Britain.

Gay couples.

Great Britain. Civil Partnership Act 2004.

Great Britain.

Gay couples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Civil unions--Law and legislation.

Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Great Britain).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 341 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

This authoritative guide to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is written by Paul Mallender and Jane Rayson, two family law barristers with a combined practice experience of over fifty years. The Civil Partnership Act 2004: A Practical Guide provides clear, concise explanations of the new legislation. The book covers the lifetime of a relationship, from entering into the civil partnership, its consequences in terms of financial and family arrangements, to practical guidance on how the partnership is dissolved and the consequences of breakdown and death.

Contents:

1 Introduction to the Act 1

2 What is a civil partnership? Formation by registration in England and Wales: eligibility 5

3 Pre-registration procedure: standard procedure; house-bound and detained partners; certain non-residents and other special cases 9

4 Registration in England and Wales - the standard procedure; the special procedure 23

5 Registration outside the UK by Order in Council 28

6 Overseas relationships treated as civil partnerships 32

7 Financial and property implications of civil partnership 36

8 Children 45

9 Relationship between the Civil Partnership Act and the Gender Recognition Act 49

10 The ending of the partnership: orders for dissolution 54

11 Nullity and other proceedings 64

12 Offences 74

13 Domestic violence and occupation of the home 77

14 Financial consequences on breakdown 85

15 Financial relief in England and Wales after an overseas dissolution 106

Appendix Civil Partnership Act 2004 - extracts 114.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

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Print version:

ISBN:

9780511494895

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.