Rich Howman
Rich Howman
Rich Howman
relationship. For information on how to make your ceremony bespoke to you please contact this office.
been through a civil partnership which was dissolved please bring your dissolution documents. If you are divorced, and your divorce was in England or Wales the document required is a court-stamped Decree Absolute. If the divorce was elsewhere you must produce the original document issued by the court and, if not written in English, a third party translation. There is an additional fee payable for the registration service to check a foreign divorce document and, depending on where the document was issued, the matter may need to be referred to the General Register Office which may cause a delay. If you are widowed, bring the death certificate of your former spouse/partner.
The couple can choose to say the legal declaration or may prefer to acknowledge it, and may choose to exchange personal vows.
This is usually followed by an exchange of rings or gifts, after which the Registrar will declare that you are civil partners.
To conclude, the couple and their witnesses will then sign the schedule. There will then be an opportunity for photographs.
If you wish to know more about civil partnerships at the Register Office or approved venues, please ask your registrar for details. We are here to give guidance and support throughout and will do everything within our power to make your day happy and memorable. Civil Partnership Conversion Ceremony Same Sex couples who are in a civil partnership formed in England or Wales are now legally able to convert this to a marriage. The conversion is a statutory process with the option to have a celebratory ceremony.
If you have changed your name legally please bring the legal document with you.
Our registration staff will advise you which documents are required, depending on your own personal circumstances. Please be aware that photocopies are not acceptable. The Civil Partnership Ceremony On the day you must bring two people with you to be witnesses to your civil partnership. You can choose any relative or friend as long as they are able to understand what is taking place. We would strongly recommend that they are at least 16 years old. Please arrive at least twenty minutes before the civil partnership is due to begin as we will need to check the details taken at the time of the notice. If you are arriving separately, then you should arrive twenty-five minutes and fifteen minutes prior to the ceremony. At an approved venue the venue will advise you of timings. The Partnership Registrar will welcome everyone and remind you of the meaning and binding nature of civil partnerships. Throughout the ceremony, the registrar will talk eloquently about civil partnership and the joys of a loving shared
If you contact us, we will be delighted to discuss the ceremony options with you.
The ceremony may take place in Register Offices or approved venue (a full list of approved venue in Bath and North East Somerset are listed in the back of this brochure) and are arranged through the Register Office that covers the area where you intend to hold the ceremony.
BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET CEREMONIES GUIDE 11
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