Policy Document

Act (2009:253) to amend the marriage code (1987:230)

Year

2009

Country

Sweden

Topic

Family & Children

Subtopic

Marriage & Registered Partnerships

Main implications

The marriage code is rewritten; spouses are referred to in a gender-neutral manner. In practise this means that homosexual couples can get married, while they were previously only able to register their partnership.

Benefits & Requirements

Minimum age of marriage required established by this document

18

Does this document allow for registered partnership?

No

Does this document recognize cohabitation as a legal union?

No

Does this document recognize same-sex unions?

Yes

Read the Law

Original full text source in native language

Svensk författningssamling 2009:253. Lag om ändring i äktenskapsbalken (1987:230). Stockholm: Justitiedepartementet.

Original full text web source in native language

http://www.notisum.se/rnp/sls/sfs/20090253.pdf

Author

Cecilia Larsson & Maria Stanfors
Centre for Economic Demography/Department of Economic History, Lund University

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

Cite as

SPLASH-db.eu (2014): Policy: "Act (2009:253) to amend the marriage code (1987:230)" (Information provided by Cecilia Larsson & Maria Stanfors). Available at: https://splash-db.eu [Date of access].