Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010

113

Effect of decree of dissolution.

113.— F31[(1)] Where the court grants a decree of dissolution, the civil partnership is thereby dissolved and either civil partner may register in a new civil partnership or marry.

F31[(2) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that the grant of a decree of dissolution shall not affect the rights of the parents of a child, under section 6 or 6B of the Act of 1964, to be guardians of the child jointly.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F31

Inserted (2.11.2017) by Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), s. 151, commenced in part by S.I. No. 474 of 2017, art. 3(d): other than in so far as subs. (2) relates to Guardianship of Infants Act 1964, s. 6B; commenced (4.05.2020) in so far as subs. (2) relates to the said s. 6B by S.I. No. 624 of 2019.