All heterosexual couples in England and Wales will be offered the chance to “convert” their marriages to civil partnerships, or vice versa, under plans being considered by ministers.[...]
Last year the prime minister, Theresa May, promised to offer every couple in future the choice between a civil partnership and marriage when they formalise their relationship.
Her decision followed a government defeat at the supreme court where judges unanimously found that it was discriminatory to restrict civil partnerships to gay couples. [...]
Providing a period for “conversion” will allow opposite-sex couples the opportunity to enter into a legal relationship that was not previously available to them. During the conversion period, same sex couples will also be allowed to transform their civil partnerships into more traditional marriages.
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