Civil Partnerships

If you are in a same-sex relationship, you will be accorded additional legal protection if you register your relationship as a civil partnership. However, unlike cohabitees, partners in a civil partner relationship do not have the same legal rights and can be faced with a distressing situation if the relationship disintegrates.

R&A Solicitors can provide specialist family law advice to same sex couples. When a civil partnership breaks down we can advise you of your legal rights regarding financial issues and assist in resolving those issues amicably or if necessary through an application to the Court. We can also advise on the grounds available to dissolve a civil partnership and oversee the court process for you.

As with a marriage, there are financial implications that arise through entering into a civil partnership and if you wish, we can prepare pre-nuptial agreements to help protect you.