Download Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships

Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships
Name of Country and Jurisdiction:
Honduras
Q
A
What forms of legally recognized relationships are available?
LEGAL RECOGNITIONS
FOR OPPOSITE-SEX
COUPLE
GEOGRAPHY
LAW
AVAILABLE TO
SAME-SEX COUPLE?
Marriage, registered
Honduras
• Political Constitution
of the Republic of
Honduras (Constitución
Política de la República
de Honduras or the
“Constitution”)
No
• Civil Code
(Código Civil)
• Family Code
(Código de Familia)
De facto, registered
Honduras
• Constitution
No
• Civil Code
• Family Code
nSources:
• Constitución Política de la República de Honduras Jan. 20, 1982, art. 112, 116, available at http://pdba.georgetown.edu/
Constitutions/Honduras/vigente.html (last updated Jan. 20, 2011) (Spanish version).
• Código Civil (Civil Code) (Hond.), available at http://www.ccit.hn/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CODIGO-CIVIL-CON-REFORMAS.
pdf (Spanish version).
• Código de Familia (Hond.), available at http://www.oas.org/dil/esp/Ley_de_Adopción_Honduras.pdf (Spanish version).
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UPDATED AS OF 8/25/14