Dissolving your civil partnership
As with a divorce it is necessary to prove that the civil partnership has irretrievably broken down.
Irretrievable breakdown can be established by proving one of four facts as follows:
- your partner has behaved in such a manner that you cannot reasonably be expected to live with them (‘unreasonable behaviour’)
- you have lived apart for 2 years and you both agree to ending the civil partnership
- you have lived apart for 5 years or more whereupon the civil partnership can be ended whether your partner agrees to it or not
- your partner has deserted you for a period of 2 years or more.
A civil partnership cannot be dissolved on the basis that your partner has committed adultery. The above four facts apply in exactly the same way as they do to divorce.
To see how the grounds are applied please see our practical guide the grounds for divorce explained.
Civil partnership dissolution
To arrange a discussion with a family law solicitor about civil partnership dissolution click here or call us on 0800 840 4929. We are available to take your call twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.
