LIKE MARRIAGE CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS GIVE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS WELL AS BENEFITS AND BURDENS
Are you in or planning to be in a civil partnership?
Tax, including Inheritance Tax
State and occupational pension benefits
Income related benefits, tax credits and child support
Duty to provide reasonable maintenance for your civil partners and any children of the family
Ability to apply for parental responsibility for your civil partner's child
Inheritance of a tenancy agreement
Recognition under the intestacy rules
Access to fatal accidents compensation
Protection from domestic violence
Recognition for immigration and nationality purposes
IF A CIVIL PARTNER DIES WITHOUT A VALID WILL THE INTESTACY RULES APPLY AND THE SURVIVOR MAY NOT
NECESSARILY BE ADEQUATELY PROVIDED FOR.
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