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LEGAL PRACTICE COURSEFamily Law
Workshop 3
Topic(s):
Divorce procedure- consolidation
Civil partnership/marriage
Other ways of ending a marriage/civil partnership
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this session you will be able to:
Explain the differences between a void and voidable marriage
Explain the effect and procedure for a judicial separation
Advise a client on the general procedure for obtaining a divorce or dissolution
Session Activities:
Considering aspects of decrees of nullity, judicial separation and dissolution of civil
partnerships
Materials Attached:
Advance Task 1: Divorce, civil partnership, nullity, judicial separation
Advance Task 2: Nullity and Judicial Separation
In-Session Task 3: Divorce Procedure, Mrs Armstrong
Documents to Be Released:
Suggested answer to Task 1 and Task 2 (d2)
Preparation for Session:
Review Chapters 2 and 3 of the manual
Complete Advance Tasks 1 and 2
Post-Session:
Review your knowledge relating to divorce and all the topics covered to date
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, Civil Partnership and Marriage
• Same-sex couples can enter into a Civil Partnership AND can now marry
Civil Partnership Act 2004
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
Man + man and woman + woman can enter CP or can marry
• Couples of the opposite sex can marry AND now also enter into Civil Partnerships
Civil Partnership, Marriages and Deaths (Registrations etc) Act 2019 came into
force in March 2020.
• The procedure for dissolving a civil partnership is the same as divorce (Form D8) and all
the financial remedies/reliefs are the same BUT be wary of the ground of ADULTERY it
does NOT always apply…
-See legal definition of adultery (sexual intercourse with someone of the opposite sex)
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