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The Court of Appeal has ruled that the division of assets in a civil partnership 'divorce' should be treated in a similar way to those in a heterosexual divorce, reports the ... Tags: Civil Partnership Advice Lawyers Birmingham, Civil Partnership Advice Birmingham, Marital Assets, Divorce Settlement, Civil Ceremonies, Civil Partnerships

The government has launched a consultation on how to lift the ban on same-sex couples marrying in a civil ceremony.

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A recently published bulletin by the Office for National Statistics has set out provisional annual statistics on marriages that took place in England and Wales during 2010.

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Stonewall, the lesbian, gay and bisexual charity, has published a draft parliamentary bill for extending the legal form of marriage to gay people. The Bill outlines the legislative steps necessary to give effect to a policy now supported by the main political party leaders.

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The Office of National Statistics has published a bulletin giving statistics on live births in England and Wales in 2010 by characteristics of the mother. In particular, it provides birth statistics by age of mother, type of registration (within marriage/civil partnership, joint registration or sole registration), and average (mean) age of mother for all births and first births.

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The Government has announced its intention to launch a consultation next spring on the legalisation of same-sex marriage, reports the BBC.

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Following legal action brought by Liberty, a major multi-national company has agreed to give the civil partners of its employees the same pension benefits as spouses.

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The Law Commission has announced that its 11th Programme of Law Reform will include a review of the enforcement of financial provision orders and child maintenance.

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