Civil Partnership v Marriage? Some examples of remaining differences
A claim regularly made in the
marriage referendum debate is that civil partnership should be sufficient for
same sex couples and that there is no need to extend marriage to same-sex
couples. Civil partnership certainly provides extensive rights and obligations.
It offers equal treatment with marriage, for instance, in the context of taxation,
social welfare, pensions, citizenship, immigration, property, domestic
violence, and maintenance. Largely equal
treatment applies in the context of succession (inheritance) and remedies following
dissolution. It delivered a number of
vitally important, and in some cases urgently needed protections for same-sex
couples.
Civil Partnership differs from marriage, however, in a number of respects. Many of these differences initially related to children being raised by civil partners, though most of these particular differences have been eliminated by the Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015. Other differences in the original Act have been remove…
Civil Partnership differs from marriage, however, in a number of respects. Many of these differences initially related to children being raised by civil partners, though most of these particular differences have been eliminated by the Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015. Other differences in the original Act have been remove…