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(1)The respondent to an application for a dissolution order in which the applicant alleges 5 years' separation may oppose the making of an order on the ground that—
(a)the dissolution of the civil partnership will result in grave financial or other hardship to him, and
(b)it would in all the circumstances be wrong to dissolve the civil partnership.
(2)Subsection (3) applies if—
(a)the making of a dissolution order is opposed under this section,
(b)the court finds that the applicant is entitled to rely in support of his application on the fact of 5 years' separation and makes no such finding as to any other fact mentioned in section 168(5), and
(c)apart from this section, the court would make a dissolution order.
(3)The court must—
(a)consider all the circumstances, including the conduct of the civil partners and the interests of the civil partners and of any children or other persons concerned, and
(b)if it is of the opinion that the ground mentioned in subsection (1) is made out, dismiss the application for the dissolution order.
(4)“Hardship” includes the loss of the chance of acquiring any benefit which the respondent might acquire if the civil partnership were not dissolved.
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