Registered Partnership Act
- Registered Partnership Act
The Registered Partnership Act is a legislative act effected in several countries, including:
* Denmark's Registered Partnership Act of 1989, see Civil unions in Denmark
* Norway's Registered Partnership Act of 1993, see Civil unions in Norway
* Sweden's Registered Partnership Act of 1994, see Civil unions in Sweden (Sweden also has a separate Domestic Partnership Act for unmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples)
* Iceland's Registered Partnership Act of 1996, see Civil unions in Iceland
* The Netherlands's Registered Partnership Act of 1998, see Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands and Civil unions in the Netherlands
* Germany's Registered Partnership Act of 2001 is also known as the Life Partnership Act, see also Civil unions in Germany
Similar acts include:
* Belgium's Cohabitation Contract Act, see Civil unions in Belgium
* France's Civil Pact of Solidarity of 1999
* The United Kingdom's Civil Partnership Act of 2004
* New Zealand's Civil Union Bill of 2004, see Civil unions in New Zealand
* Canada's Civil Marriage Act of 2005, see also Same-sex marriage in Canada
References
* [http://www.unmarriedamerica.org/dp-vermont-global.html A Global View: Domestic Partnership Laws in Other Nations]
See also
* Domestic partnership
* Same-sex marriage
* Registered partnership
* Civil union
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