Recognition of same-sex unions in the Czech Republic
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The Czech Republic has offered registered partnerships for same-sex couples since 1 July 2006. Registered partnerships grant several of the rights of marriage, including inheritance, the right to declare a same-sex partner as next of kin, hospital visitation rights, jail and prison visitation rights, spousal privilege, and alimony rights, but do not allow joint adoption, widow's pension, or joint property rights. The registered partnership law was passed in March 2006 and went into effect on 1 July 2006.[1][2][3] The country also grants unregistered cohabitation status to "persons living in a common household" that gives couples inheritance and succession rights in housing.[4]
A same-sex marriage bill is currently pending in the Parliament of the Czech Republic. It passed its first reading in June 2023, but was rejected at third reading by the Chamber of Deputies in February 2024 in favor of a bill expanding the rights of registered partnerships. The bill awaits a vote in the Senate. Opinion polls show that a large majority of Czechs support same-sex marriage.[5][6]