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<p>Marriage and civil partnerships are legal contracts that are associated with certain
rights, including inheritance, recognition in the tax system and entitlement to certain
benefits.</p><p> </p><p>A key principle of the National Insurance system is that all
rights to benefits derived from another person’s contributions, such as bereavement
benefits, are based on the concept of legal marriage or civil partnership.</p><p>
</p><p>Under Scottish law, in certain circumstances, a person can be classed as married
by cohabitation with habit and repute. Marriage by habit and repute was abolished
for new relationships in 2006 by the Family Law (Scotland) Act. Marriages deemed to
have been constituted prior to the 4 May 2006 are still recognised as such for benefit
purposes.</p>
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