Section 180: Effect of separation order

Civil Partnership Act 2004 · 2004 c. 33View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 4: Civil partnership: Northern Ireland — Chapter 2: Dissolution, nullity and other proceedings

If either civil partner dies intestate as respects all or any of his or her real or personal property while—

a separation order is in force, and
the separation order is continuing,

the property as respects which he or she died intestate devolves as if the other civil partner had then been dead.

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