Differences Between Civil Partnership And Marriage?

[thesshhh]

From today heterosexual couples in the UK can have a civil partnership, but how does that differ from a marriage?

[rowanwitch]

It's a simpler legal contract, still binding but useful where two people want to tie up property and possessions and make a public commitment for the sake of children when they don't believe in marriage.

[pixie374]

Not religious.

[Peter Pedant]

come on come on we have had this - - -

the end has different words - divorce and dissolution
annulment ( another way of ending) is not available for CP and....
dissolution is not possible on the grounds of non consumation

I think that is just about it

[Buenchico]

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/civil-partnerships-mixed-same-sex-couples-marriage-benefits-a9229406.html

[bhg481]

Is there such a thing as a bigamous Civil Partnership?

[Cloverjo]

My marriage ceremony wasn’t religious.

As far as I can see, a civil partnership entitles both partners to legal and financial benefits, but they don’t promise to be faithful or to stand by the other person in sickness or misfortune. A cheat’s partnership, I’d say. As I said in another thread, I refused my OH’s offer of a civil partnership.

[Old_Geezer]

Since you don't need a contract to be faithful or to stand by the other person in sickness or misfortune, then that's all superfluous waffle one can understand wanting rid of. The sad thing is that society discriminates between those who comply with going through these outdated unnecessary rituals and those who have no wish to. If it treated all fairly and the same they could be dispensed with.