Everything you need to know about wills and inheritance if you’re LGBT+
This month legal expert, Matt Parr tells us everything we need to know about wills and inheritance – especially if you’re lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
What’s the difference between marriage and civil partnerships?
Are there differences between civil partnerships and marriage? Andrew Smith, Associate Solicitor for Blacks Solicitors’ Family Law team, answers the question.
LEGAL ADVICE | How do my partner and I dissolve our civil partnership, if one of us lives abroad?
A reader asks our legal experts for advice on how to dissolve a civil partnership when one of them lives outside the UK. Megan Bennie, a solicitor at Grayfords Law looks into […]
Is there a difference between Civil Partnerships and marriage?
Is there a difference between being a civil partner and a married person? Andrew Smith, Associate Solicitor for Blacks Solicitors’ Family Law team, specialises in LGBT legal work and is […]
LEGAL CLINIC | I need to dissolve my civil partnership but my partner has been missing for years
A reader asks how he might go about legally separating from his civil partner after a number of years of separation, the only problem the partner is uncontactable. We asked […]
LEGAL CLINIC | What If I Don’t Want To Get Married? What Are Your Rights
The introduction of gay marriage into UK law (except in Northern Ireland) could be described as the most significant step in gay and lesbian rights since the decriminalisation of homosexuality […]
LEGAL CLINIC: Can I Be Buried With My Partner?
A reader asks our legal expert about his rights to be buried next to his partner.
LEGAL ADVICE: Will My Partner Be Okay Without A Will?
Dear TheGayUK My partner and I have been together for 6 years and although we’re not civilly married, I was wondering what our rights were in case of an accident […]