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Civil Partnerships

Since December 2005, same sex couples have been able to enter into civil partnerships, which provide them with many of the rights enjoyed by married couples. The family lawyers at PHR Solicitors in Birkenhead, Wirral possess all the necessary skills and expertise to provide clear, reasoned legal advice regarding the potential benefits of acquiring civil partnership status, as well as advising clients on financial and property related issues.

Civil Partnerships - The Benefits

Couples with civil partnership status receive a number of legal and financial benefits, including:

• Recognition as next of kin


• Access to compensation


• Inheritance

Our experienced civil partnership solicitors will be able to answer all your questions regarding how a civil partnership could affect the property you own, your children or your inheritance rights. They will also be happy to discuss pre-partnership agreements and dissolutions, the civil partnership equivalent of a divorce.

Whilst it may seem unromantic to consider how your respective property, income or accumulated wealth will be dealt with during the partnership, or after it if a dissolution is reached, it is necessary, and could help you to avoid future legal issues. The lawyers at PHR Solicitors are well equipped to oversee the drafting of a pre-partnership agreement, ensuring that it cannot be misconstrued.

Contact us

If you and your partner live in or around Liverpool, Birkenhead, Wirral or Merseyside, and are considering a civil partnership, get in touch with the family law team here at Percy, Hughes and Roberts.

Simply call freephone 0800 781 3894 or complete the enquiry form on the 'contact us' page.