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Section 56: Separation orders

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

Part 2: Civil partnership: England and Wales — Chapter 2: Dissolution, nullity and other proceedings

An application for a separation order may be made to the court by either or both civil partners.

An application under subsection (1) must be accompanied by—

if the application is by one civil partner only, a statement by that person that they seek to be separated from the other civil partner, or
if the application is by both civil partners, a statement by them that they seek to be separated from one another.

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The court dealing with an application under subsection (1) must make a separation order.

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