Current Version
| Region | Austria |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 14, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Same sex couples can have the same right to adopt as different-sex couples |
| Sources | http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2015/01/austria-court-lifts-adoption-restrictions-for-same-sex-couples/ |
Reports (4)
- Date is incorrect "Same-sex adoption was fully legalized by 1.1.2016, not 14.1.2015
Sources (in German): https://www.wien.gv.at/menschen/queer/sexuelle-orientierung/recht/elternschaft/fremdkind.html and https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?Abfrage=Gesamtabfrage&Dokumentnummer=JFT_20141211_14G00119_00&ResultFunctionToken=bdd48dbc-4282-47d0-92a7-16529b7d5a60&SearchInAsylGH=&SearchInAvn=&SearchInAvsv=&SearchInBegut=&SearchInBgblAlt=&SearchInBgblAuth=&SearchInBgblPdf=&SearchInBks=&SearchInBundesnormen=&SearchInDok=&SearchInDsk=&SearchInErlaesse=&SearchInGbk=&SearchInGemeinderecht=&SearchInJustiz=&SearchInBvwg=&SearchInLvwg=&SearchInLgbl=&SearchInLgblNO=&SearchInLgblAuth=&SearchInLrBgld=&SearchInLrK=&SearchInLrNO=&SearchInLrOO=&SearchInLrSbg=&SearchInLrStmk=&SearchInLrT=&SearchInLrVbg=&SearchInLrW=&SearchInNormenliste=&SearchInPvak=&SearchInRegV=&SearchInUbas=&SearchInUmse=&SearchInUvs=&SearchInVerg=&SearchInVfgh=&SearchInVwgh=&ImRisSeit=Undefined&ResultPageSize=100&Suchworte=Adoption"
- Date is incorrect "Same-Sex Adoption became legal in Austria on the 01. January 2016. Here is the source: https://www.wien.gv.at/menschen/queer/sexuelle-orientierung/recht/elternschaft/fremdkind.html#:~:text=Das%20bedeutet%2C%20dass%20seit%20dem,gleichgeschlechtlichen%20und%20verschiedengeschlechtlichen%20Paaren%20gibt."
- Date is incorrect "It came into effect at 1.Jan 2016"
- Newer law has been passed "Legal from Jan 1st 2016"