Recognition of Foreign Same-sex Marriages
Under current French law, same-sex marriages performed abroad are not recognized in France if at least one of the spouses is a French national or a national of some other country that does not recognize same-sex marriages. According to a reply of the French Minister of Justice to a parliamentary question a marriage performed abroad between two persons of the same sex both of which are nationals of countries allowing same-sex marriage, could be recognized in France. Accordingly, on July 11, 2008, a Dutch same-sex couple was able to get their marriage recognized for tax purposes in the country. There is as yet no case law confirming or contradicting this legal position.
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