In section 10(5) of the 1989 Act (persons entitled to apply for residence or contact order) after paragraph (a) insert—
(aa)any civil partner in a civil partnership (whether or not subsisting) in relation to whom the child is a child of the family;
Section 77: Entitlement to apply for residence or contact order
Civil Partnership Act 2004 · 2004 c. 33View on legislation.gov.uk
Part 2: Civil partnership: England and Wales — Chapter 5: Children
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