Registered partnership. Guide for gay and lesbian couples (2022)

Since July 1, 2009 same-sex couples have the right to legalize their partnership in front of registrars. The name of this new institution is registered partnership, which – except for a few exceptions – grants all the rights and duties that come with marriage. Hungarian law has recognized cohabitation among same-sex couples since 1996, and since January 1, 2010 a third option, registering cohabitation has been also available for both same-sex and different-sex couples.

Our publication updated in 2022 aims to inform in an easy-to-understand manner same-sex couples about the legislation concerning these three different legal institutions available for them and help them making a choice between them. We deal in greatest detail with registered partnership, but we also discuss how it differs from cohabitation, registered cohabitation and marriage. 

A regularly updated version of the publication is available here.