SCHEDULES

C1C2 SCHEDULE 1Prohibited degrees of relationship: England and Wales

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Part 2Special provisions relating to qualified prohibitions

Provisions relating to paragraph 2

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1

Either of the proposed civil partners may apply to the High Court F1or the family court for a declaration that, given that—

a

both of them have reached 21, and

b

the younger of those persons has not at any time before reaching 18 been a child of the family in relation to the other,

there is no impediment of affinity to the formation of the civil partnership.

2

Such an application may be made whether or not any statement has been received by the registration authority under paragraph 6.