Dissolution is the term used to describe the termination of a civil partnership. Dissolution is a procedure similar to divorce. To get a dissolution you must have been in a civil partnership for more than one year. You must complete a form called a ‘Petition’, giving the reasons why you are applying, to show your civil partnership is definitely over- i.e. that it has ‘irretrievably broken down’.

If there are children of the family you should also complete a form called a ‘statement of arrangements’ in which you tell the court what plans you have made for the children once the dissolution is final.

Her Majesty’s Court Service website has information about dissolution.