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  Stepparent adoption legal
  No laws allowing adoption by same-sex couples

Adoption by LGBT people in Europe differs in legal recognition from country to country. Full joint adoption or step-child adoption or both is legal in 23 of the 56 European countries, and in all dependent territories.

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Full joint adoption by same-sex couples is legal in 23 European countries, namely Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. San Marino and Czechia (eff. 1/1/25) permits step-child adoption in which the registered partner can adopt the biological and, in some cases, the adopted child of their partner. In Italy stepchild adoption has been recognized by courts since 2016 after the Supreme Court of Cassation stated that a couple in a civil union can adopt their partner’s child.

In dependent territories, joint adoption by same-sex couples is legal in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, Guernsey, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, the Isle of Man and Jersey. Several countries are currently considering permitting full joint or step-child adoption by same-sex couples.

Current situation

Joint adoption

JurisdictionEntry into forceNotes
[1] Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 25 December 2014
[2] Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1 January 2016
[3] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 30 June 2006
[4] Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 26 May 2022
  • First instance decision 5 May 2021, 26 May 2022 High Administrative Court rejects Ministry appeal.
[5] Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1 July 2010
[8] Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 1 January 2024
  • Only parties to a cohabitation agreement or marriage may adopt
[9] Flag of Finland.svg Finland 1 March 2017
[10] Flag of France.svg France 18 May 2013
  • Also applies to all French overseas territories
[11] Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1 October 2017
[12] Flag of Greece.svg Greece 16 February 2024
[13] Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 27 June 2006
[14] Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 6 May 2016
[15] Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein 1 June 2023
[16] Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 1 January 2015
[17] Flag of Malta.svg Malta 17 April 2014
[18] [19] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 1 April 2001
  • The law initially applied to the European Netherlands only.
  • In 2012 its scope was expanded to include the Caribbean Netherlands.
[20] Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1 January 2009
[21] Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 1 March 2016
[22] [23] Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 8 July 2022
  • The Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs stated that the existing law allowed for second-parent adoption beginning in July 2011.
  • In 2022, the Constitutional Court made separate rulings legalising same-sex marriage and joint couple adoption.
[24] Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3 July 2005
[25] Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1 February 2003
[26] [27] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 1 July 2022
[28] [29] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 7 November 2002
  • The law initially applied to England and Wales only.
  • In Scotland a separate law came into force on 28 September 2009. [30]
  • In Northern Ireland since 11 December 2013 [31]
  • In Isle of Man since 2 April 2011 [32]
  • In Jersey since 2 April 2012 [33]
  • In Gibraltar since 28 March 2014 [34]
  • In Guernsey since 3 April 2017 [35]

Non-European Territories:

  • In both Bermuda and the Pitcairn Islands since 2015. [36] [37] [38]
  • In the Falkland Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension Island, and Tristan da Cunha since 2017. [39]
  • The Cayman Islands since 2020.
  • Not available in other overseas territories

Step-child adoption

JurisdictionEntry into forceNotes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechia 1 January 2025
Flag of Italy.svg Italy case law since 2016
  • Can be granted by court order. [40]
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino 11 February 2019
  • Parties in a civil union may adopt stepchildren only

Public opinion

According to pollster Gallup Europe, women, younger generations, and the highly educated are more likely to support same-sex marriage and adoption rights for gay people than other demographics. [41]

  Indicates the country/territory has legalized same-sex adoption nationwide
  Indicates that same-sex adoption is legal in certain parts of the country
  Indicates that the country has step-child adoption or partner-guardianship
Opinion polls for same-sex adoption in Europe
CountryPollsterYearForAgainstDon't Know/Neutral/No answer/Other
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Eurobarometer202365% [42] 30%5%
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Ipsos202172% [43] 21%7%
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Eurobarometer200612% [44] 68% [44] 20% [44]
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Eurobarometer200610% [44] 86% [44] 4% [44]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic CVVM201947% [45] 47%6%
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Pew Research Center201775% [46] --
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia HumanrightsEE202347% [47] 44% [47] 9% [47]
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Taloustutkimus201351% [48] 42% [48] 7% [48]
Flag of France.svg  France Ipsos202162% [43] 29%10%
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ipsos202169% [43] 24%6%
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece KAPA Research202353% [49] 41% [49] 6% [49]
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Ipsos202159% [43] 36%5%
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Red C Poll201160% [50] --
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Eurispes202350.4% [51] 49.6%0%
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia SKDS202327% [52] 23% [52] 46% [52]
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Eurobarometer200612% [44] 82% [44] 6% [44]
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Politmonitor201355% [53] 44% [53] 1% [53]
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Misco201420% [54] 80% [54] -
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ipsos202183% [43] 12%5%
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway YouGov201254% [55] 34% [55] 12% [55]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Ipsos202133% [43] 58%10%
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Pew Research Center201759% [56] 28% [56] 13% [56]
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Eurobarometer20068% [44] 82% [44] 10% [44]
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ipsos202123% [43] 67%10%
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Civil Rights Defenders202022.5% [57] --
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Eurobarometer200612% [44] 84% [44] 4% [44]
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Delo Stik201538% [58] 55% [58] 7% [58]
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Ipsos202177% [43] 17%6%
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Ipsos202179% [43] 17%4%
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Pink Cross202067% [59] 30% [59] 3% [59]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Gay Alliance of Ukraine20137% [60] 68% [60] 12%
13% would allow some exceptions [60]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Ipsos202172% [43] 19%9%

Court cases about same-sex adoption

V.M.A. vs Sofia municipality, Pancharevo district, Bulgaria [61]

On 15 April 2021, the European Court of Justice found that a member state is required to grant citizenship to the child of a same-sex couple regardless of the legality of same-sex marriages in that state. A married lesbian couple was living in Spain when they had their first child in December 2019. One woman had Bulgarian citizenship, and the other had British. The Spanish birth certificate designated one mother as “Mother A” and the other as “Mother.” When the Bulgarian woman applied for citizenship for her daughter in Bulgaria, she was denied because Bulgaria does not recognize same-sex unions and registrations. Article 46 of the Bulgarian Constitution reads, “Marriage is a voluntary union between a man and a woman,” hence not allowing for same-sex relationships. [61] However, it was unclear whether their status as a same-sex couple should interfere with the citizenship of their child. The European Court of Justice found that despite Bulgaria’s constitutional objection to homosexual marriages, they could not deny the child their Bulgarian nationality, regardless of whether the child was the legal or biological child of the applicant. Therefore, the child was issued a Bulgarian birth certificate and granted citizenship to Bulgaria. The couple was protected by Article 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which ensures members’ rights to move freely between countries. [61] The Bulgarian woman’s new residence in Spain did not destroy her child’s right to Bulgarian citizenship.

Gas and Dubois vs France [62]

Two French women who had been living together since 1989 joined a civil partnership agreement in 2002. In 2000, one of the women traveled to Belgium for an artificial insemination treatment. Upon birth, only the biological mother was granted parental custody of the child. The other mother applied for a simple adoption in order to obtain joint parental custody and was denied. Article 365 of the French Civil Code clarifies that a simple adoption is available to married couples specifically, but Article 144 prohibited same-sex marriage. [63] Therefore, they could not achieve the legal status required for simple adoption. The women appealed to the European Court of Human Rights, claiming that they were discriminated against based on sexual orientation, claiming that their right to a private family life (Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights) and their right to equity under the law (Article 14) had been violated. [62] The court held in a 6-1 decision that the women had experienced no legal violation of Articles 8 and 14, so no simple adoption for joint custody would be allowed. [64]

See also

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