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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-16/paragraph-47",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/33",
  "legislation_title": "Civil Partnership Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004",
  "path": "schedule/16/paragraph/47",
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  "number": "47",
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  "text": "(1) In this Schedule “child of the family”, in relation to two people who are civil partners of each other, means—\n(a) a child of both of them, and\n(b) any other child, other than a child placed with them as foster parents by an authority or a voluntary organisation, who has been treated by both the civil partners as a child of their family.\n(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “authority” and “voluntary organisation” have the same meaning as in the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/ 755 (N.I. 2)).\n(3) In any provision of this Schedule “the court” (except where the context otherwise requires) means a court of summary jurisdiction which by virtue of this Schedule or of rules of court has jurisdiction for the purposes of that provision.\n(4) References in this Schedule to a subsequent civil partnership include a civil partnership which is by law void or voidable.\n(5) References in this Schedule to a subsequent marriage include a marriage which is by law void or voidable.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/16/paragraph/47",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:53.191982+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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