Commentary on Sections Part 2 – Civil Partnership: England and Wales.Introduction Chapter 5 – Children Section 77: Entitlement to apply for a residence or contact order
147.This section amends section 10(5) of the 1989 Act to add a civil partner in a civil partnership to the class of people who are able to apply for a residence or contact order. The amendment enables civil partners to apply for an order whether or not the civil partnership subsists.