Entry #428: Same-sex adoption in Norway

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RegionNorway
IssueSame-sex adoption
StatusLegal
Start DateJan 1, 2009
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn Norway, until 2018, only married couples were able to adopt. In 2009 same-sex Norwegians were given the right to marry and therefore to adopt.
Sourceshttps://web.archive.org/web/20111119071305/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/doc/laws/acts/the-marriage-act.html?id=448401
https://lovdata.no/dokument/NLE/lov/2017-06-16-48#:~:text=Section%207.,-Conditions%20for%20adoption&text=Single%20persons%20may%20adopt%20if,for%20adoption%20by%20single%20persons.


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DescriptionIn Norway, only married couples can adopt and in 2009 same-sex Norwegians were given the right to marry and therefore to adopt.In Norway, until 2018, only married couples were able to adopt. In 2009 same-sex Norwegians were given the right to marry and therefore to adopt.
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In Norway, only married couples can adopt and in 2009 same-sex Norwegians were given the right to marry and therefore to adopt. until 2018, only married couples were able to adopt. In 2009 same-sex Norwegians were given the right to marry and therefore to adopt.
Sourceshttps://web.archive.org/web/20111119071305/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/doc/laws/acts/the-marriage-act.html?id=448401https://web.archive.org/web/20111119071305/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/doc/laws/acts/the-marriage-act.html?id=448401
https://lovdata.no/dokument/NLE/lov/2017-06-16-48#:~:text=Section%207.,-Conditions%20for%20adoption&text=Single%20persons%20may%20adopt%20if,for%20adoption%20by%20single%20persons.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20111119071305/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/doc/laws/acts/the-marriage-act.html?id=448401 https://web.archive.org/web/20111119071305/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/doc/laws/acts/the-marriage-act.html?id=448401 https://lovdata.no/dokument/NLE/lov/2017-06-16-48#:~:text=Section%207.,-Conditions%20for%20adoption&text=Single%20persons%20may%20adopt%20if,for%20adoption%20by%20single%20persons.

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DescriptionIn Norway, only married couples can adopt and in 2009 same-sex Norwegians were given the right to marry and therefore to adopt.
Sourceshttp://www.regjeringen.no/en/doc/laws/acts/the-marriage-act.html?id=448401https://web.archive.org/web/20111119071305/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/doc/laws/acts/the-marriage-act.html?id=448401
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http://www.regjeringen.no/en/doc/laws/acts/the-marriage-act.html?id=448401 https://web.archive.org/web/20111119071305/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/doc/laws/acts/the-marriage-act.html?id=448401

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StatusLegal
Start DateJan 1, 2009
End Date(none)
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Sourceshttp://www.regjeringen.no/en/doc/laws/acts/the-marriage-act.html?id=448401
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  • Newer law has been passed "As of July 1st 2016, anyone above the age of 16 is allowed to change their legal without psychological evaluation or medical intervention. Minors between 6 and 16 years of age may change their legal gender with parental consent."