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Family law

  • Research Briefing

    Financial provision when a relationship ends

    Thursday, 20 February, 2020

    This Commons Library briefing paper deals with the law in England and Wales and relates to the division of a couple’s property and income when their relationship breaks down.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    Islamic marriage and divorce in England and Wales

    Tuesday, 18 February, 2020

    This Commons Library briefing paper considers Islamic marriage and divorce in England and Wales and calls which have been made for the law to be changed to require civil registration of all marriages

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Communities
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    Children: parental responsibility – what is it and how is it gained and lost (England and Wales)

    Monday, 10 February, 2020

    This note is no longer available.

    • Research Briefing
    • Child care
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Civil law
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    Children: Enforcement of child arrangements orders relating to contact

    Monday, 10 February, 2020

    This note is no longer available.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    Children: residence and contact court orders and related matters for parents, grandparents and others

    Monday, 10 February, 2020

    This note is no longer available.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    Children: Grandparents and others who require leave of the court to apply for access

    Monday, 10 February, 2020

    This note is no longer available.

    • Research Briefing
    • Child care
    • Children and families
    • Communities
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    Marriage of same sex couples: Northern Ireland

    Wednesday, 08 January, 2020

    The law in Northern Ireland is due to change very shortly to enable same sex couples to marry and opposite sex couples to form a civil partnership. This briefing paper deals with the marriage of same sex couples in Northern Ireland.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Devolution
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    Civil partnership for opposite sex couples

    Monday, 06 January, 2020

    This Commons Library briefing paper deals with the extension of eligibility to register a civil partnership to opposite sex couples across the UK

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    No-deal Brexit: A guide to Commons Library research

    Friday, 11 October, 2019

    The No-deal Brexit: A guide to Commons Library research is an annotated bibliography of sources published by the House of Commons Library on a potential no-deal Brexit. It will be updated regularly. Links to the papers included in the resource are available on this page, the downloadable version includes additional comment on some of the selected papers.

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  • Research Briefing

    Inheritance tax and civil partnerships

    Friday, 20 September, 2019

    This note looks at the debate on the treatment of spouses and civil partners for the purposes of inheritance tax, principally in the context of the passage of the Civil Partnerships Act 2004, and the provisions in Budget 2005 to ensure the tax system treated each in the same way.

    • Research Briefing
    • Equality
    • Family law
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Pensions: civil partnerships and same sex marriages

    Wednesday, 17 July, 2019

    This note looks at the way in which forming a civil partnership affects rights to state, occupational and personal pensions and at the relevant provisions in the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013

    • Research Briefing
    • Equality
    • Family law
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Commons Library analysis: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill 2017-19

    Wednesday, 10 July, 2019

    This Commons Library briefing paper deals with the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill 2017-19 which would remove the legal requirement to make allegations about spousal conduct or to have lived separately for up to five years in order to divorce or dissolve a civil partnership. A separate Commons Library briefing paper deals with the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill[HL] 2019-21 (CBP 8697)

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill 2017-19: Committee Stage Report

    Wednesday, 10 July, 2019

    This Commons Library briefing paper provides background information for Commons Report stage of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill 2017-19

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Family law
  • Debate Pack

    General debate on National Marriage and Mental Health Awareness Weeks

    Wednesday, 15 May, 2019

    On 16 May 2019 there will be a Westminster Hall debate on National Marriage and Mental Health Awareness Weeks.

    • Debate Pack
    • Children and families
    • Family law
    • Health
    • Health services
  • Debate Pack

    Minimum age for marriage and civil partnership 

    Friday, 10 May, 2019

    A Westminster Hall debate on Minimum age for marriage and civil partnership is scheduled for Wednesday, 15 May at 9.30 am. The Member leading the debate is Pauline Latham MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Children and families
    • Family law

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