End a civil partnership
If your partner lacks mental capacity
You can apply to end your civil partnership if your partner 바카라 사이트˜lacks mental capacity바카라 사이트™ and cannot agree to end the civil partnership or take part in the process.
Your partner will need someone to make decisions for them during the process. The person who acts on their behalf is called a 바카라 사이트˜litigation friend바카라 사이트™. It can be a family member, close friend or someone else who can represent them.
Your partner does not have a litigation friend
If there바카라 사이트™s no one suitable and willing to be their litigation friend, you can apply to the court to appoint a litigation friend.
The Official Solicitor may agree to act as your partner바카라 사이트™s litigation friend when there바카라 사이트™s no one else to do this (바카라 사이트˜litigation friend of last resort바카라 사이트™).
How to apply
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Check there바카라 사이트™s nobody else suitable or willing to act as your civil partner바카라 사이트™s litigation friend.
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Check that there바카라 사이트™s money available for any costs the Official Solicitor has to pay. Your civil partner may be able to get legal aid.
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Give the details of your civil partner바카라 사이트™s doctor or other medical professional to the court so it can ask for a certificate of capacity.
After you apply
If the Official Solicitor agrees to act as litigation friend for your civil partner, you바카라 사이트™ll be able to end your civil partnership.
Contact the Official Solicitor바카라 사이트™s staff
Email or call the private family law team if you have an enquiry.
Official Solicitor - private family law team
ospt.dsm@offsol.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3681 2754
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