To legally end your civil partnership, you need to apply to the court for a dissolution order. You must prove to the court that your civil partnership has ‘irretrievably’ broken down and must be able to prove at least one of the following:
Your partner has behaved unreasonably
You and you partner have lived apart for two years and both agree to the dissolution
You and your partner have lived apart for at least five years, if only one of you agrees to the dissolution
Your partner deserted you at least two years ago