China News Agency, Bangkok, July 8 (Reporter Wang Guoan) The Thai Cabinet approved a bill on the 8th to allow same-sex couples to register for marriage and agreed to amend the relevant laws to ensure that same-sex spouses have the same rights as heterosexual spouses.
Ratchada Dhnadirek, Deputy Spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office of Thailand, said that the cabinet meeting of the day approved the draft “Civil Partnership Law” and agreed to amend the relevant regulations in the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. Terms. The core of the Civil Partner Act is to allow people of different gender orientations to enjoy equal protection and non-discrimination.
According to the bill, same-sex couples who are 17 years of age and one or both parties are Thai nationals can voluntarily register for marriage. Same-sex spouses enjoy the same legal rights as married husbands and wives, including personal property and common property.
Minors can be registered as same-sex spouses, but they must obtain the consent of their parents, guardians or the court in advance. When the registration is completed, the minor same-sex spouse will also be considered as an adult spouse.
Same-sex spouses can adopt children. When one of the spouses dies, the other party enjoys the same inheritance rights as the traditional married couple under the Civil and Commercial Code. In addition, the provisions of the Civil and Commercial Code on spouses, families and children also apply to same-sex spouses.
As for the revised "Civil and Commercial Code", both men and women cannot register marriage when one of the couples has a legally-identified same-sex partner; if one of the couples in the marriage has a same-sex partner, it can be used as a ground for divorce proceedings; after the divorce The party receiving the alimony will no longer receive alimony after having a new spouse or partner.
The amendments to the above-mentioned bills and related laws will be announced for implementation after being submitted to the Thai Parliament for voting. (Finish)