Current Version
| Region | Slovenia |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Step-child adoption only |
| Start Date | Jul 17, 2011 |
| End Date | Jul 8, 2022 |
| Description | On June 16, 2011, the Slovenia National Assembly voted 43 to 38 in favor of repealing the previous law that prevented same-sex couples from adopting children. The new Family Code was supposed to allow stepchild adoption but it was rejected on referendum held on March 25, 2012. The right to step-parent adoption for same-sex couples was recognised by the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities on July 17, 2011, (by allowing a woman to adopt her same-sex partner's biological child) on the basis of the Law on Marriage and Family Relations (1976). This is despite the fact that Article 135 stipulates that adopters must be married. This raised the possibility that such an adoption would be possible even if the 2011 Family Code were to be repealed in a referendum. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/slovenia-lgbti http://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=14458 (German) |
Revision History (2)
Revision by Aleksandar. More in info, lots of confusion about this, link to ilga.
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| Start Date | Jun 16, 2011 | Jul 17, 2011 |
| Description | On June 16, 2011, the Slovenia National Assembly voted 43 to 38 in favor of repealing the previous law making adoption illegal for same-sex couples. | On June 16, 2011, the Slovenia National Assembly voted 43 to 38 in favor of repealing the previous law that prevented same-sex couples from adopting children. The new Family Code was supposed to allow stepchild adoption but it was rejected on referendum held on March 25, 2012. The right to step-parent adoption for same-sex couples was recognised by the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities on July 17, 2011, (by allowing a woman to adopt her same-sex partner's biological child) on the basis of the Law on Marriage and Family Relations (1976). This is despite the fact that Article 135 stipulates that adopters must be married. This raised the possibility that such an adoption would be possible even if the 2011 Family Code were to be repealed in a referendum. |
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| Sources | http://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=14458 (German) | https://database.ilga.org/slovenia-lgbti http://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=14458 (German) |
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Revision by Tactical50BMG
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| End Date | (NONE) | Jul 8, 2022 |
Reports (8)
- Newer law has been passed
- Newer law has been passed "Same-sex adoption legalized"
- Status is not correct "No, there is no pending legislation in Slovenia for same-sex adoptions to become legal. "
- Status is not correct "There are currently no pending laws which would make same-sex adoption legal in Slovenia. "
- Status is not correct "Same-sex adoption is not legal nor are there any laws pending for it to become legal. The possibility of same-sex adoption in Slovenia has been rejected along with the possibility of same-sex marriage in a 2015 referendum. "
- Status is not correct "Same-sex adoption is not legal in Slovenia nor is it planned to become legal in 2019."
- Status is not correct "Nothing to indicate it will be legal, not even in 2019 with no upcoming referendum to change it."
- Other "It is possible for a same-sex couple to go through a process of adoption of the partner's child but only via court. That bill mentioned here did not pass the referendum. The data here should be corrected."