Civil unions in the Netherlands
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| Same-sex civil unions |
| Recognized nationwide in: |
| Denmark (1989) | Norway (1993) |
| Israel1 (1994) | Sweden (1995) |
| Greenland (1996) | Hungary1 (1996) |
| Iceland (1996) | France (1999) |
| Germany (2001) | Portugal (2001) |
| Finland (2002) | Croatia1 (2003) |
| Austria1 (2003) | Luxembourg (2004) |
| New Zealand (2005) | United Kingdom (2005) |
| Andorra (2005) | Czech Republic (2006) |
| Slovenia (2006) | Switzerland (2007) |
| Colombia (2007) |
| Was recognized before legalization of same-sex marriage in: |
| Netherlands (nationwide) (1998) |
| Spain (12 of 17 communities) (1998) |
| South Africa2 (1999) |
| Belgium (nationwide) (2000) |
| Canada (QC, NS and MB)3 (2001) |
| Recognized in some regions in: |
| United States (6 states+DC) (1997) : |
| Argentina (Buenos Aires, Rio Negro) (2003) |
| Australia (Tasmania) (2004) |
| Italy (Some municipallies) (2004) |
| Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) (2004) |
| Mexico (Mexico City and Coahuila) (2007) |
| Recognition debated in: |
| Argentina |
| Australia |
| Austria |
| Brazil |
| Chile |
| Costa Rica |
| Greece |
| Ireland |
| Italy |
| Liechtenstein |
| Mexico |
| Poland |
| Taiwan |
| United States |
| Uruguay |
| Notes: |
| 1 - In form of unregistered cohabitation. |
| 2 - Explicitly referred to as the "civil unions Act" in South Africa. |
| 3 - Explicitly referred to as "civil unions" in Quebec (2002), and called "domestic partnership" in Nova Scotia (2001). In Manitoba (2002) and marriage extended to same-sex partners nationwide (2005). |
| See also |
| Same-sex marriage |
| Registered partnership |
| Domestic partnership |
| Common-law marriage |
| Marriage, unions and partnerships by country |
| Homosexuality laws of the world
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The Netherlands passed a Registered Partnership law in 1998. Registered partnerships were established for same sex and opposite sex partners, providing the same rights and responsibilities as married partners, with one exception: registered (female or male) partner of a woman who gives birth is not deemed to be the second parent of the child. A law to extend marriage to same-sex partners was passed in 2001.
[edit] See also
Albania · Andorra · Armenia2 · Austria · Azerbaijan1 · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus2 · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Georgia1 · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy · Kazakhstan1 · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Republic of Macedonia · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia1 · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey1 · Ukraine · United Kingdom
Dependencies, autonomies and other territories
Abkhazia1 · Adjara2 · Åland · Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Crimea · Faroe Islands · Gibraltar · Guernsey · Isle of Man · Jersey · Kosovo · Nagorno-Karabakh2 · Nakhichevan2 · Transnistria · Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus2, 3
1 Has significant territory in Asia. 2 Entirely in West Asia, but considered European for cultural, political and historical reasons. 3 Only recognised by Turkey.
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