Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)

Part 2 U.K. Civil partnership: England and Wales

Chapter 2 E+W Dissolution, nullity and other proceedings

General provisions E+W

62 Relief for respondent in dissolution proceedings E+W

(1) If in any proceedings for a dissolution order the respondent alleges and proves any such fact as is mentioned in section 44(5)(a), (b), (c) or (d) the court may give to the respondent the relief to which he would have been entitled if he had made an application seeking that relief.

(2) When applying subsection (1), treat—

(a) the respondent as the applicant, and

(b) the applicant as the respondent,

for the purposes of section 44(5).