# Civil Partnership Act 2004, Section 118: Encouragement of reconciliation


(1) At any time before granting decree in an action by virtue of paragraph (a) of section 117(2) for dissolution of a civil partnership, if it appears to the court that there is a reasonable prospect of a reconciliation between the civil partners it must continue, or further continue, the action for such period as it thinks proper to enable attempts to be made to effect such a reconciliation.
(2) If during any such continuation the civil partners cohabit with one another, no account is to be taken of such cohabitation for the purposes of that action.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/section/118 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/section-118
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