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Parliament to consider defining family through marriage and parenthood
The Lithuanian parliament will debate on Thursday an amendment to the Constitution that would tie the legal definition of a family to marriage and parenthood. […]
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Lithuanian parliament rejects civil partnership law
The Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, rejected the bill that would have introduced the institution of partnership of opposite sex couples. The Ministry of Justice, which drafted the law, says the proposed legislation merely acknowledges the existing forms of cohabitation, while the opponents insist that civil partnership is an encroachment on the institution of marriage and is just one step away from legalizing same-sex partnership. […]
Society
Lithuania considers scrapping paper birth, death and marriage certificates
Hard copies of birth, death and marriage certificates would be issued only upon request, and people would not be obliged to inform about their changed status, according to a package of amendments proposed to the Seimas of Lithuania. […]
Society
Non-EU citizen cannot stay in Ireland after marriage to Lithuanian ends, EU court rules
A non-EU citizen cannot stay in Ireland after his marriage to a Lithuanian citizen has ended, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. […]
Society
Lithuanians increasingly embrace prenups
The number of nuptial agreements signed in Lithuania last year is the highest since the Register of Nuptial Agreements was launched in the country. Furthermore, agreements were concluded by persons in their 70s and 80s, the Justice Ministry said. […]
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Lithuanian government rejects proposal to link definition of family to marriage
The Government of Lithuania has rejected proposed amendments, which are now being discussed in parliament, to link family to the institution of marriage. According to the Government, such a definition would be restrictive and discriminatory. […]