Same-sex marriage in Slovenia

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Marriage

Recognized

Civil unions or registered partnerships but not marriage
Minimal recognition
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Notes
  1. ^ a b Performed in the Netherlands proper (including the Caribbean Netherlands), as well as in Aruba and Curaçao. May be registered in Sint Maarten in such cases, but the rights of marriage are not guaranteed.
  2. ^ Neither performed nor recognized in Niue, Tokelau, or the Cook Islands.
  3. ^ Neither performed nor recognized in six British Overseas Territories.
  4. ^ a b Neither performed nor recognized in some tribal nations. Recognized but not performed in several other tribal nations and American Samoa.
  5. ^ Registered foreign marriages confer all marriage rights. Domestic common-law marriages confer most rights of marriage. Domestic civil marriage recognized by some cities.
  6. ^ a b c d e The Coman v. Romania ruling of the European Court of Justice obliges the state to provide residency rights for the foreign spouses of EU citizens. Some member states, including Romania, do not follow the ruling.
  7. ^ A "declaration of family relationship" is available in several of Cambodia's communes which may be useful in matters such as housing, but is not legally binding.
  8. ^ Guardianship agreements, conferring some limited legal benefits, including decisions about medical and personal care.
  9. ^ Inheritance, guardianship rights, and residency rights for foreign spouses of legal residents.
  10. ^ Courts have recognised guru–shishya, nata pratha or maitri karar–type contractual relationships, but they are not legally binding.
  11. ^ Some cities and prefectures issue partnership certificates, but they are not legally binding.
  12. ^ Marriages conducted abroad between a Namibian national and a foreign spouse recognized for residency rights.
  13. ^ Hospital visitation rights through a "legal representative" status.
  1. ^ a b Not yet in effect.
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Same-sex marriage has been legal in Slovenia since 9 July 2022 in accordance with a ruling from the Constitutional Court of Slovenia. The court had ruled that the ban on same-sex marriages violated the Constitution of Slovenia and gave the Parliament six months to amend the law to align with the ruling, although the decision took effect immediately after publication.[1][2] The National Assembly passed legislation to align with the court ruling on 4 October 2022, which was vetoed by the National Council one week later, but the veto was then overridden by the National Assembly on 18 October 2022.[3][4]

Polling suggests that a majority of Slovenes support the legal recognition of same-sex marriage.[5] Slovenia was the 31st country in the world, the eighteenth in Europe as well as the first of former Yugoslavia to allow same-sex couples to marry. Previously, a bill to legalize same-sex marriage had been approved by Parliament on 3 March 2015; however, it was rejected in a referendum on 20 December 2015.

From 2017 to 2022, Slovenia recognized same-sex partnerships providing all of the legal rights of marriage with the exception of joint adoption and in vitro fertilisation. These unions were established in February 2017 but closed off following the legalization of same-sex marriage in 2022.[6] From 2006 to 2017, Slovenia recognized a more limited form of registered partnerships for same-sex couples, which gave partners access to pension and property rights.

  1. ^ "Prepoved posvajanja otrok istospolnim parom ni ustavna. Mesec: Zakon je že v pripravi". Archived from the original on 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  2. ^ "Slovenia Legalises Same-Sex Marriage, Adoptions". Total Slovenia News. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  3. ^ Hočevar, Barbara (11 October 2022). "Z vetom in podpisi proti zakoniku". Delo (in Slovenian).
  4. ^ "Družinski zakonik spet sprejet, referendumi 27. Novembera". www.delo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Euro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference gazette was invoked but never defined (see the help page).