Recognition of same-sex unions in Serbia

Legal status of same-sex unions
Marriage
Performed

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Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Costa Rica+
Denmark
Finland
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· 12 states & CDMX
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Taiwan+
United Kingdom3
United States4
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Recognized
  1. Not performed in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten
  2. Neither performed nor recognized in Niue, Tokelau or the Cook Islands
  3. Neither performed nor recognized in Northern Ireland, the dependency of Sark or six of the fourteen overseas territories
  4. Neither performed nor recognized in American Samoa or many tribal jurisdictions with the exception of federal recognition benefits
  5. When performed in Mexican states that have legalized same-sex marriage
  6. When performed in the Netherlands proper
  7. If performed before 1 June 2018
  8. Registration schemes open in all jurisdictions except Hualien County, Penghu County, Taitung County and Yunlin County

* Not yet in effect
+ Automatic deadline set by judicial body for same-sex marriage to become legal

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Laws regarding same-sex partnerships in Europe
  Marriage¹
  Foreign marriages recognized¹
  Other type of partnership¹
  Unregistered cohabitation¹
  Unrecognized
  Constitution limits marriage to opposite-sex couples

¹ May include recent laws or court decisions which have created legal recognition of same-sex relationships, but which have not entered into effect yet.

Serbia currently does not have any form of legal recognition available for same-sex couples. Same-sex marriage was constitutionally banned in 2006 when a new constitution was drafted that explicitly defined marriage as "a union between a man and a woman" — found in Article 62. However, Serbia neither permits nor bans civil unions or any form of domestic partnership.[1]

In January 2011 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave permission to the British Embassy in Belgrade to conduct a British Civil Partnership ceremony between two Britons or a Briton and a non-Serbian national. The French Embassy in Belgrade also offers Pact Civil to French citizens and their foreign partners.

In May 2013, it was announced that a draft law on same-sex partnerships would be introduced to the Serbian Parliament on 4 June. The law would allow hospital visitation and pension inheritance rights for same-sex partners, although it is not known whether this would be in the form of unregistered cohabitation or registered partnership.[2]

In November 2015, the leader of SDS (and former president) Boris Tadić expressed his support for same-sex marriage and adoption.[3] The leader of the "Dosta je bilo" movement Saša Radulović also supports it. Another party, DS expressed its potential support for the legal recognition of same-sex unions.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Serbian Constitution Archived 2010-11-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Serbia Mulls Offering Rights to Gay Couples". Balkan Insight. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  3. ↑ "Korigujem stav o gej parovima".
  4. ↑ "Demokrate za gej brakove!".

See also

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