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In forceBeneficiaries who are married, in civil union or civil partnership
12 Beneficiaries who are married, in civil union or civil partnership
For the purposes of the construction of a will, deed or other instrument in relation to a gift or other disposition of real or personal property to 2 or more persons as joint tenants or as tenants in common, any person and his or her spouse, civil union partner or civil partner included among those persons shall, unless the contrary intention is shown, be treated as 2 separate persons for the purpose of calculating the share of the property to which each of the persons is entitled.
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