Civil Partnership Act 2004, Paragraph 78 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
78(1)Amend section 48 (use of former spouse’s contributions) as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)for “married” substitute “ in a relevant relationship ”,
(b)for “marriage” substitute “ relationship ”, and
(c)after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.
(3)In subsection (2), for “marriage” substitute “ relevant relationship ”.
(4)For subsection (3) substitute—
“(3)Where a person has been in a relevant relationship more than once, this section applies only to the last relevant relationship and the references to his relevant relationship and his former spouse or civil partner shall be construed accordingly.
(4)In this section, “relevant relationship” means a marriage or civil partnership.”
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