Civil Partnership Act 2004 Explanatory Notes

Commentary on Sections

Part 2 – Civil Partnership: England and Wales.Introduction

Chapter 5 – Children
Section 77: Entitlement to apply for a residence or contact order

147.This section amends section 10(5) of the 1989 Act to add a civil partner in a civil partnership to the class of people who are able to apply for a residence or contact order. The amendment enables civil partners to apply for an order whether or not the civil partnership subsists.

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