Looking for a Civil Partnership Gift? Then have a look at our range of gifts that have been thoughtfully designed for Civil Parnterships and Ceremonies. Our Civil Cermony Gifts are wonderful presents for this special partnership.
Dont forget our Wedding Gift range too, as most of these will work equally well as Civil Partnership Gifts too.
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Some information about Civil Partnerships
In the United Kingdom, civil partnerships were introduced in 2005. The law gives civil partners the same benefits and associated legal rights of marriage; ranging from tax exemptions and joint property rights, to next-of-kin status and shared parenting responsibilities. The one notable exception is the use of courtesy titles by the partner of a male peer or knight. In the first year, 16,100 ceremonies took place.
In the United Kingdom, the Gender Recognition Act 2004 allows a person who has lived in their chosen gender for at least two years to receive a gender recognition certificate officially recognizing their new gender. Because in the UK marriages are for mixed-sex couples and civil partnerships are for same-sex couples, a person must dissolve his/her marriage or civil partnership before obtaining a gender recognition certificate. Such persons are then free to enter or re-enter civil partnerships or marriages in accordance with their newly recognized gender identity.