Current Version
| Region | Benin |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Nov 26, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 96 of the Children's Code of Benin (Law 2015-08) establishes that full national adoption may be requested: a- jointly after five years of marriage between two spouses who are not legally separated, at least one of whom is 35 years of age; b- by a spouse with respect to their spouse's children; c- by any single person over 35 years of age. Article 3 defines a couple as two persons of opposite sexes united by the bonds of marriage. Additionally, Article 104(d) on the "Criteria for Admission of an International Adopter" establishes that a foreign couple wishing to adopt a child with Beninese nationality must not be homosexual. |
| Sources | https://ampeid.org/documents/benin/law-no-2015-08-on-the-child-code-in-the-republic-of-benin/ |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Nov 26, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 96 of the Children's Code of Benin (Law 2015-08) establishes that full national adoption may be requested: a- jointly after five years of marriage between two spouses who are not legally separated, at least one of whom is 35 years of age; b- by a spouse with respect to their spouse's children; c- by any single person over 35 years of age. Article 3 defines a couple as two persons of opposite sexes united by the bonds of marriage. Additionally, Article 104(d) on the "Criteria for Admission of an International Adopter" establishes that a foreign couple wishing to adopt a child with Beninese nationality must not be homosexual. |
| Sources | https://ampeid.org/documents/benin/law-no-2015-08-on-the-child-code-in-the-republic-of-benin/ |