Recognition Of Same-sex Unions In Colombia
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Colombia has no laws providing for same-sex marriage. However, as a result of subsequent rulings by the country's Constitutional Court that started on February 2007, same-sex couples can apply for all the rights that heterosexual couples in de facto unions (uniones de hecho) have. According to the 1991 Constitution, "de facto unions" are legally equal to marriages.
A couple will be regarded as a de facto union after living together for two years. A union can be either registered or unregistered; both have the same status, but the registered union may provide greater convenience when accessing rights. A union can be registered through a public deed before a notary or a judge.
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