Current Version
| Region | Taiwan |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Jan 13, 2022 |
| End Date | May 16, 2023 |
| Description | In January 2022, by a unprecedented court order a same-sex couple legally adopted a child in Taiwan. The Legislative Yuan is yet to codify within legislation the recent court ruling (based on a 2019 "partial" adoption law). |
| Sources | https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/taiwan-gay-couple-child-adoption-b1993163.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/13/same-sex-couple-become-first-in-taiwan-to-legally-adopt-child |
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Revision History (2)
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| End Date | (none) | May 16, 2023 |
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Jan 13, 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In January 2022, by a unprecedented court order a same-sex couple legally adopted a child in Taiwan. The Legislative Yuan is yet to codify within legislation the recent court ruling (based on a 2019 "partial" adoption law). |
| Sources | https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/taiwan-gay-couple-child-adoption-b1993163.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/13/same-sex-couple-become-first-in-taiwan-to-legally-adopt-child |
Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed "Same sex adoption is now legal in Taiwan
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/taiwan-expands-adoption-rights-same-054021347.html"