Commentary on Sections Part 3 - Civil Partnerships: Scotland.Introduction Chapter 5 – Dissolution, Separation and Nullity Section 118: Encouragement of reconciliation
229.This section provides that if it seems to the court that there is a reasonable prospect of a reconciliation between the civil partners, the court must continue the action for dissolution for as long as it thinks is proper to enable attempts to be made to effect a reconciliation. Subsection (2) provides that where a couple still wish to dissolve their civil partnership after a period of living together again (during the court action), that period will not be taken into account for the purposes of the action.