Who can have their civil partnership converted?
Any same-sex couple who are in a civil partnership are able to convert their relationship to a marriage if they choose to.
There are 2 ways to convert a civil partnership into a marriage:
- a simple administrative process called a 'standard conversion'
- a 2-stage process where the conversion is followed by a ceremony (optional).
Please note: In England and Wales, you cannot convert an opposite-sex civil partnership to a marriage.