Civil unions in Hungary
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| Same-sex unions |
| Recognized nationwide in: |
| Denmark (1989) |
| Israel1 (1994) |
| Greenland (1996) |
| Iceland (1996) |
| South Africa (1999) |
| Portugal (2001) |
| Croatia (2003) |
| New Zealand (2005) |
| Andorra (2005) |
| Slovenia (2006) |
| Was recognized before legalization of same-sex marriage in: |
| Netherlands (nationwide) (1998) |
| Spain (12 of 14 communities) (1998) |
| Belgium (nationwide) (2000) |
| Canada (QC and NS)2 (2000) |
| Recognized in some regions in: |
| Argentina (Buenos Aires, Rio Negro) (2003) |
| Australia (Tasmania, ACT) (2004) |
| Italy (10 regions) (2004) |
| Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) (2004) |
| United States(10 states) (1997) |
| Recognition debated in: |
| Austria |
| Chile |
| Greece |
| Ireland |
| Liechtenstein |
| Poland |
| Notes: |
| 1 - In form of common-law marriage. |
| 2 - Explicitly referred to as "civil unions" in Civil unions in Quebec>Quebec (2002), Nova Scotia (2001), and Manitoba (2002), common-law marriage extended to same-sex partners nationwide (2000). |
| See also |
| Same-sex marriage |
| Registered partnership |
| Domestic partnership |
| Common-law marriage |
| Homosexuality laws of the world |
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The law applies to couples living together in an economic and sexual relationship (common-law marriage) including same-sex couples. No official registration required. The law gives some specified rights and benefits to two persons living together. These rights and benefits are not automatically given - they must be applied for to the social department of the local government in each case. Amendment to the Civil Code: “Partners – if not stipulated otherwise by law – are two people living in an emotional and economic community in the same household without being married.”
The Hungarian government considers extending the rights of people living in unregsitered cohabitation and making facultative registration of cohabitation possible starting from 2007 with the introduction of the new Civil Code. That bill is currently in drafting phase, no official draft has been released yet.
A bill has been introduced to Parliamant by the junior coalition partner to make the registration of cohabitation possible even before the adoption of the new Civil Code. The proposal would give extended rights connected to inheritence and housing to couples who register.
See also
External links
- () [Detailed description of cohabition on the website of the government]
- () [Constitutional Court decision opening up unregistered cohabitation to same sex couples]
- () [Bill on registered partnership introduced in Parliament]
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