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Civil unions in Belgium
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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 act of 23 November 1998 granted statutory cohabitation (Dutch: wettelijke samenwoning; French: cohabitation légale) in Belgium. The act gives limited rights to registered same-sex and opposite-sex couples.
Marriage was later opened for same-sex couples in 2003 with the same rights and responsibilities as opposite-sex married partners. Neither partner needs to be a Belgian citizen.
Belgian law does not provide for presumed paternity for the female spouse of a married woman who gives birth during their marriage. There is no provision for joint parental responsibility, nor for adoption by a same-sex partner or a same-sex couple.
At the moment, the Belgian parliament is considering giving same-sex couples the right to adopt children.
- Wikinations - Belgique — Cohabitation légale (in French)
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