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Thu 04 Apr 2011Campaign highlights partners' rights under Act to make range of claims
TENS OF thousands of unmarried partners may now be entitled to maintenance payments, a share of property or pensions from former partners in the event of a break-up or death, a group representing unmarried parents has said.
Treoir, which promotes the rights of unmarried parents and their children, said yesterday it has received a large number of inquiries about the new rights created by the Civil Partnership Act, which came in to force in January.
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