SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 12

Prohibited degrees of relationship: Northern Ireland
Section 138(2)

Absolute prohibitions
1
1
Two people are within prohibited degrees of relationship if one falls within the list below in relation to the other.
- Adoptive child
- Adoptive parent
- Child
- Former adoptive child
- Former adoptive parent
- Grandparent
- Grandchild
- Parent
- Parent’s sibling
- Sibling
- Sibling’s child
2
In the list “sibling” means a brother, sister, half-brother or half-sister.

Qualified prohibitions
2
1
Two people are within prohibited degrees of relationship if one of them falls within the list below in relation to the other, unless—
a
both of them have reached 21 at the time when they register as civil partners of each other, and
b
the younger has not at any time before reaching 18 been a child of the family in relation to the other.
- Child of former civil partner
- Child of former spouse
- Former civil partner of grandparent
- Former civil partner of parent
- Former spouse of grandparent
- Former spouse of parent
- Grandchild of former civil partner
- Grandchild of former spouse
2
“Child of the family”, in relation to another person, means a person who—
a
has lived in the same household as that other person, and
b
has been treated by that other person as a child of his family.
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Sch. 12 para. 3 repealed (20.9.2006) by The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1945 (N.I. 14)), art. 4