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Seminar on new Civil Partnerships Act

Members May Roundtable This Thursday - Civil Partnership Act

The Civil Partnerships Act 2011 (Qld) has been heralded as a welcome step forward, giving same-sex partners the option of entering into a legally-binding relationship. There are, however, some difficult issues posed for estate practitioners:

- There are some differences between the Queensland Act and the similar legislation already enacted in other States and in the UK.

- In some situations, a person could be party to more than one civil partnership (in different States or jurisdictions), at the same time.

- The potential for concurrent civil partnerships could have a significant impact on the parties' wills, and other aspects of their estate-planning.

Christine Smyth and Richard Williams will examine these questions, and provide some practical suggestions for estate practitioners when dealing with clients who are civil partners.

Date: Thursday 10 May 2012
Time: 5.00pm - 6.00pm
Venue: HopgoodGanim
Level 8, Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle Street, Brisbane Qld 4000
Cost: Free to members.
Regional members can attend via phone conference.

Places are stricly imited and are filling fast so register today

For any inquiries regarding these upcoming events please contact STEP Queensland Secretariat, Michaela Clark on 07 5498 8156 or qldbranch@step.org.

Article Updated: Tuesday May 8, 2012 by Website Administrator

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