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Policy Document

Changes in the Civil Law (2012)

Year

2012

Country

Latvia

Topic

Family & Children

Subtopic

Marriage & Registered Partnerships

Keywords

Civil unions Disability Family formation Family forms Family policy Marriage Mentally ill Registered partnerships

Main implications

Significant changes to the Civil Law were made in 2012. The removal of Paragraphs 34 and 37 from this law was the most important. Paragraph 34 included the prohibition of marriage for persons with mental illnesses. Paragraph 37 stated that marriage was prohibited between an adopter and an adoptee. This version of the renewed Civil Law also specifies that divorce can take place at a notary and also clarifies property relations for spouses.

Benefits & Requirements

Coverage: Requirements for its application

No specific requirements for its application.

Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries

Persons with mental illnesses.

Criteria for coverage

No specific criteria for coverage.

Minimum age of marriage required established by this document

According to Latvian Civil Law, a person may marry if he or she has reached at least the age of 18, but the law also specifies some exceptions such as the need for permission from the parents or a guardian if a 16-year-old marries a person of the age of m

Does this document allow for registered partnership?

No

Minimum age required for registered partnerships established by this document:

There is no possibility to register partnerships in Latvia.

Does this document recognize cohabitation as a legal union?

No

Minimum age required for registered cohabitation established by this document

There is no possibility to register partnerships in Latvia.

Does this document recognize same-sex unions?

No

Read the Law

Original full text source in native language

Civillikums. "Valdības Vēstnesis", 41, 20.02.1937. http://likumi.lv/doc.php
Grozījumi Civillikumā. "Latvijas Vēstnesis", 200 (4803), 20.12.2012. http://likumi.lv/ta/id/253623-grozijumi-civillikuma

Full text web source in English

http://likumi.lv/doc.php
http://www.vvc.gov.lv/export/sites/default/LV/publikacijas/civillikums.pdf

Original full text web source in native language

http://likumi.lv/ta/id/253623-grozijumi-civillikuma

Comments & Clarifications

Only part of the documents is translated into English.

Secondary Literature & Sources

Secondary literature

“Pētījums Ģimenes tiesībās Civillikuma Ģimenes tiesību daļas modernizācijai”. Ministry of Justic of the Republic of Latvia, 2008. Available at: https://www.tm.gov.lv/lv/nozares-politika/petijumi.
Putniņa, A., et al. “Reģistrētas un nereģistrētas kopdzīves

Links to databases and sources for the analysis or evaluation of this policy field

Population and Social Processes. http://www.csb.gov.lv/dati/statistikas-datubazes-28270.html

Author

Ilze Mileiko
University of Latvia

Data collected in the framework of the Population Europe Research Finder and Archive (PERFAR)

Cite as

SPLASH-db.eu (2015): Policy: "Changes in the Civil Law (2012)" (Information provided by Ilze Mileiko). Available at: https://splash-db.eu [Date of access].