# Civil Partnership Act 2004, Paragraph 3

Status: prospective

Two people are within prohibited degrees of relationship if one falls within column 1 of the table below in relation to the other, unless—
(a) both of them have reached 21 at the time when they register as civil partners of each other, and
(b) the persons who fall within column 2 are dead.
Relationship
Relevant deaths
Former civil partner of child
The child
The child’s other parent
Former spouse of child
The child
The child’s other parent
Parent of former civil partner
The former civil partner
The former civil partner’s other parent
Parent of former spouse
The former spouse
The former spouse’s other parent

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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