Civil Partnership Solicitors

Civil Partnership Solicitors for same sex couples

The law relating to same sex families is complex and requires careful consideration. Our expert civil partnership solicitors will give you clear expert advice on what is the current status of your relationship to your child, guide you through any steps you need to take and advise you of any Court Orders that you need to apply for to ensure that your legal relationship with your child is what you intended.

Not all same sex couples have legal arrangements in place even though they intend to live as a family. Quite often it is only when a relationship breaks down that such couples give any thought to their legal relationship to their child. Our expert civil partnership solicitors have experience in ensuring arrangements are put in place to ensure that a child can maintain a relationship with their other parent even in the event of a relationship breakdown regardless of the child’s legal or biological status.

English law recognises a diverse array of family and parental relationships. “Family” includes same sex families. The legal status of a child in a same sex family will depend on many factors including how the child was conceived. Many same sex families have a child by a non-traditional route such as assisted reproduction, donor conception or surrogacy.

English law makes a distinction between legal parents and those with parental responsibility for a child. If you are a same sex family, our specialist civil partnership solicitors can help you understand exactly what your legal status is and formalise your legal relationship with your child if you need to.