Current Version
Region | Aruba |
Issue | Same-sex marriage |
Status | Legal |
Start Date | Oct 10, 2010 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Marriages performed in the Kingdom of the Netherlands are recognised. They are not however performed in Aruba. |
Sources | http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2664/Nieuws/article/detail/3358216/2012/12/04/Eerste-homohuwelijk-in-Caribisch-Nederland.dhtml |
Reports (3)
- Date is incorrect "September 8, 2016"
- Newer law has been passed "Aruba performs same sex partnerships after a parliamentary victory last year.
On 8 September 2016, the Parliament of Aruba voted in favor of an amendment to the Aruban Civil Code legalizing registered partnerships for both same-sex and opposite-sex couples.
http://www.loc.gov/law/foreign-news/article/aruba-same-sex-partnerships-recognized-by-law/
http://www.aruba.com/our-island/aruba-votes-lgbt-civil-union-first-island-the-caribbean
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- Status is not correct "While marriages are recognized, i.e. they are registered as other marriages, no rights are derived from same sex marriage. In a straight marriage, the spouse gets an automatic residence permit when the applicant is approved. This is not the case with a same sex marriage."
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Status | Legal |
Start Date | Oct 10, 2010 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Marriages performed in the Kingdom of the Netherlands are recognised. They are not however performed in Aruba. |
Sources | http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2664/Nieuws/article/detail/3358216/2012/12/04/Eerste-homohuwelijk-in-Caribisch-Nederland.dhtml |