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Civil Partnerships

Overseas Civil Partnerships to be acknowledged from today

CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS between same-sex couples registered overseas are officially recognised as being valid under Irish law from today, under the terms of the Civil Partnership Act signed into law last year. As a result, any couple with a same-sex partnership registered in certain overseas territories can claim the same tax and inheritance rights as male-female couples. The first Irish-performed civil partnership ceremonies will begin in April, as couples are required to give three months’ notice of similar partnerships in Ireland.

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