# Civil Partnership Act 2004, Paragraph 48


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 a local authority or voluntary organisation, who has been treated by both the civil partners as a child of their family.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/6/paragraph/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-6/paragraph-48
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