What are the benefits of entering into a UK Civil Partnership?
On the 5th of December 2005, the Civil Partnership Act (2004) came into force, and for the very first time same-sex couples from across the UK were able to obtain legal recognition for their relationship. Couples forming a UK Civil Partnership are granted a new legal status, that of a ‘civil partner’, and the union also brings with it a whole host of other plusses. As well as the obvious number one benefit of entering into a Civil Partnership (that couples get to demonstrate to the world and each other how much they love their partner!), civil partners receive the same rights as married couples in a whole host of legal matters. In fact, as a direct result of the 2004 Civil Partnership Act, couples entering into a UK Civil Partnership…
