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| Region | Serbia |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 2005 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | According to article 101 of the current Family law in Serbia, adoptive parents can be: (1) spouses or common-law partners together (2) the spouse or common-law partner of the child's parent (3) exceptionally, with the permission of the cabinet minister responsible for families, a person who lives alone if particulary justified reasons exist for doing so This practically means that single persons (regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity) cannot adopt a child. |
| Sources | https://rainbow-europe.org/#8658/0/0 https://www.paragraf.rs/propisi/porodicni_zakon.html |
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edited by Aleksandar. Description corrections
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| Description | According to article 101 of the current Family law in Serbia, adoptive parents can be: (1) spouses or common-law partners together (2) the spouse or common-law partner of the child's parent (3) exceptionally, with the permission of the cabinet minister responsible for families, a person who lives alone if particulary justified reasons exist for doing so This practically means that no single person (regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity) can adopt a child. | According to article 101 of the current Family law in Serbia, adoptive parents can be: (1) spouses or common-law partners together (2) the spouse or common-law partner of the child's parent (3) exceptionally, with the permission of the cabinet minister responsible for families, a person who lives alone if particulary justified reasons exist for doing so This practically means that single persons (regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity) cannot adopt a child. |
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edited by Aleksandar. Added description of article 101
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jul 1, 2005 |
| Description | Serbia has yet to allow same sex couples the right to adopt, though ilga’s rainbow Europe does suggest it could happen soon due to positive legislative movement | According to article 101 of the current Family law in Serbia, adoptive parents can be: (1) spouses or common-law partners together (2) the spouse or common-law partner of the child's parent (3) exceptionally, with the permission of the cabinet minister responsible for families, a person who lives alone if particulary justified reasons exist for doing so This practically means that no single person (regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity) can adopt a child. |
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| Sources | https://rainbow-europe.org/#8658/0/0 | https://rainbow-europe.org/#8658/0/0 https://www.paragraf.rs/propisi/porodicni_zakon.html |
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edited by JohnQuebec98. I decided to add a more detailed description
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| Description | Serbia has yet to allow same sex couples the right to adopt | Serbia has yet to allow same sex couples the right to adopt, though ilga’s rainbow Europe does suggest it could happen soon due to positive legislative movement |
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- Status is not correct "Why not "Single only"?"
created by JohnQuebec98
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| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Serbia has yet to allow same sex couples the right to adopt |
| Sources | https://rainbow-europe.org/#8658/0/0 |