Resolución-circular de 29 julio de 2005, de la Dirección General de los Registros y del Notariado, sobre matrimonios civiles entre personas del mismo sexo. | BOE-A-2005-13609 — Spain law | Esheria

Resolución-circular de 29 julio de 2005, de la Dirección General de los Registros y del Notariado, sobre matrimonios civiles entre personas del mismo sexo.

The document says same-sex marriages can be valid under Spanish law in several cross-border cases, but Spanish consuls must not authorize them if the host state's law forbids it.

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Jurisdiction
Spain
Instrument
Decision
Citation
BOE-A-2005-13609
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
es
Updated
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The document says same-sex marriages can be valid under Spanish law in several cross-border cases, but Spanish consuls must not authorize them if the host state's law forbids it. This provision says same-sex marriages can be valid in several international scenarios involving Spanish and foreign spouses, including when Spanish law applies through conflict-of-law rules or renvoi. This provision frames doubts about same-sex marriages between Spaniards and უცხ foreigners when conflict-of-law rules point to an applicable foreign law that does not allow such marriages. This provision says when a marriage can be celebrated before a Spanish consular authority abroad and sets special requirements for that consular marriage. El texto plantea si dos personas del mismo sexo, una española y otra extranjera, pueden casarse válidamente y si las autoridades españolas o los registros civiles consulares españoles pueden intervenir.