Current Version
| Region | Montenegro |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Sep 1, 2007 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | According to article 132 of the 2006 Family Law in Montenegro, adoptive parents can be: - spouses or common-law partners together - the spouse or common-law partner of the child's parent - exceptionally, with the permission of the cabinet minister responsible for social welfare, a person who lives alone if particulary justified reasons exist for doing so. This practically means that single people (regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity) are not allowed to adopt. |
| Sources | https://www.paragraf.me/propisi-crnegore/porodicni-zakon.html |
Revision History (11)
edited by Aleksandar. More info, status changed
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Single only | Illegal |
| Start Date | (NONE) | Sep 1, 2007 |
| Description | No laws for same sex couples. Legalization pending. | According to article 132 of the 2006 Family Law in Montenegro, adoptive parents can be: - spouses or common-law partners together - the spouse or common-law partner of the child's parent - exceptionally, with the permission of the cabinet minister responsible for social welfare, a person who lives alone if particulary justified reasons exist for doing so. This practically means that single people (regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity) are not allowed to adopt. |
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| Sources | https://travel.state.gov/content/adoptionsabroad/en/country-information/alerts-and-notices/montenegro14-04-10.html | https://www.paragraf.me/propisi-crnegore/porodicni-zakon.html |
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edited by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | No laws for same sex couples. | No laws for same sex couples. Legalization pending. |
edited by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | No restrictions. No laws for same sex couples. | No laws for same sex couples. |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal | Single only |
| Description | No | No restrictions. No laws for same sex couples. |
edited by Ausyk
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| Sources | No | https://travel.state.gov/content/adoptionsabroad/en/country-information/alerts-and-notices/montenegro14-04-10.html |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Same sex adoption is not legal in Montenegro"
edited by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Single only | Legal |
edited by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal | Single only |
| Description | No laws exist. | No |
edited by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | No | No laws exist. |
edited by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal | Illegal |
edited by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | Legal |
| Description | too much homophobia | No |
created by Ausyk
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | too much homophobia |
| Sources | No |