Russian Family Law on Same-Sex Marriages Despite the prohibition by the Russian law, the first same-sex marriage has been recently registered in Russia. 7 November 2014 Irina and Alyona officially married in Russia’s St. Petersburg. The brides arrived at the registry office (#ZAGS) both in wedding gowns holding flowers to sign the papers that marked [...]
The Number of Orphan Russian Children Falls, Changes to Russian Adoption Practices The number of orphan Russian children went down to 93,000 in 2014 from 119,000 orphans two years ago, after the government introduced changes to Russian adoption practices. The government stressed the following factors played the key role in this: the introduction of grants and [...]
WHAT IS A CIVIL PARTNERSHIP A civil partnership, also referred to as a civil union, is a legally recognized form of partnership similar to marriage. Civil partnerships are commonly criticised as being “separate but equal.” Marriage equality advocates say civil unions segregate same-sex couples by forcing them to use a separate institution. ESTONIAN LAW ON CIVIL PARTNERSHIP On 9 October 2014 [...]
