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I'm 52. I've been with my partner 7 years. I have been divorced many years. We live in our own houses, 5 mins apart. That suits us. We have no plans to move in together. I work full time. He is 60 and is now retired but hasn't worked for about 15 years due to poor mental heath.
He has a very good pension. I have a adequate pension but I will never be rich. I have one adult child. He has three estranged children and three grandchildren. It is the children's choice they don't see him.
My dilemma is that a I am highly likely to outlive him. I'm younger and heathy. He's older, male and high bp etc, on lots of meds. If we were married or civil partners I would receive a good part of his pension if he died. At present, I will get nothing.
Should we enter into a civil partnership? We would continue living apart.
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RuthW · 21/03/2021 11:17
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