Civil unions in Italy as in Europe

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While in Italy the political forces are still divided on the stepchild adoption, or rather, the Article 5 of the Cirinnà bill, which provides for the adoption of the natural son of the partner , in many European countries the rule of gay marriage or even only civil partnership has allowed the outright adoption, as with heterosexual couples. In some cases, the adoption was approved before gay marriage. In other cases, there is the stepchild adoption or adoption of the child who lives in a same-sex couple, if he/she is the biological son of one of the two.
Let’s have an overview on the matter:
Denmark: the first country in the world to authorize civil partnerships between homosexuals in 1989, although the green light for gay couples to get married in front of the state arrived in June 2012.
Belgium: it’s the second country in the world that approved the marriage between people of the same sex and it’s become law from the 2003. The possibility to adoptarrivedlater in 2006.
Spain: the gay marriage has been legal since 2005 and the gay couples can adopt children although not married.
Norway: since January 2009 there isn’t any difference between homosexuals and heterosexuals in front of law as far as regard the marriage, adoption and assisted reproduction.
Luxemburg: in June 2014 it was approved the law on gay marriages. After five months the first gay marriage was celebrated.
Ireland: it was the first country to say “yes” to gay marriage with a Referendum.
But let’s analize the situation in Italy ...
The regulation of unmarried couples and civil unions is the central theme of the Cirinnà bill, just approved by the House of the Senate. In short, the text introduces the same rights and the same duties for gay couples,as well as for heterosexual ones, and introduces them into the civil code. Specifically, the bill for the "Registration of the constitution and the end of civil unions":
• Two people may enroll in the Municipal Register of "civil unions/partnerships" in the presence of two adult witnesses. The registration is done by the mayor, his delegate, or by the officer of civil status. The union is certified by a certificate which must include the personal data of the parts.
• With regard to adoptions, the bill provides for the "stepchild adoption", i.e. the adoption of a child who lives in a same-sex couple, but that is the biological son of one of the two and which is provided for in Article 44 of the law on adoptions.
• The Cirinnà bill also speaks of impediment causes (Article 5), or those conditions where you can’t register in the register of civil unions: if one of the parties is still married or related to another person, if he/she is under age, if he/she is forbidden by insanity,if he/she is relative with the other or has been convicted of murder.
• The text recognizes to the couple equal rights of health care, prison, marriage or separation of property, taking over the lease, survivors' pension. unioni articolo Up to now it has been approved only the first point of the Cirinnà bill, i.e. the Civil Partnership between homosexual couples, while the others are being submitted to Parliament. All the Italian population is waiting for its eventual and utter approval.