# Civil Partnership Act 2004, Paragraph 47


(1) In this Schedule “child of the family”, in relation to two people who are civil partners of each other, means—
(a) a child of both of them, and
(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.
(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)).
(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.
(4) References in this Schedule to a subsequent civil partnership include a civil partnership which is by law void or voidable.
(5) References in this Schedule to a subsequent marriage include a marriage which is by law void or voidable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/16/paragraph/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-16/paragraph-47
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