Current Version
| Region | Lithuania |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Civil unions (limited rights) |
| Start Date | Apr 17, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In April 17 of 2025 the Constitutional Court of Lithuania ruled that the existing partnership law, which does not allow same sex couples to register, violated the constitution. After this ruling, same sex couples can register a partnership in a court. |
| Sources | https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/konstituciniame-teisme-istorinis-sprendimas-del-partnerystes-sudaryti-gali-ir-vienos-lyties-poros-120102512 https://lrkt.lt/lt/teismo-aktai/paieska/135/ta3121/content |
Revision History (2)
edited by Empress. Civil union better describes this law, even if it is not called a civil union
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Other type of partnership | Civil unions (limited rights) |
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Other type of partnership |
| Start Date | Apr 17, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In April 17 of 2025 the Constitutional Court of Lithuania ruled that the existing partnership law, which does not allow same sex couples to register, violated the constitution. After this ruling, same sex couples can register a partnership in a court. |
| Sources | https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/konstituciniame-teisme-istorinis-sprendimas-del-partnerystes-sudaryti-gali-ir-vienos-lyties-poros-120102512 https://lrkt.lt/lt/teismo-aktai/paieska/135/ta3121/content |