Same-sex couple challenge Slovakia’s refusal to register Austrian marriage
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A same-sex couple is suing Slovak authorities after they refused to register the couple’s Austrian marriage. The case tests whether Slovakia must recognise same-sex marriages formed in another EU country under EU free-movement law.
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Ivan Novotný and Metod Špaček are suing Slovak authorities over the refusal to register their Austrian marriage.
“A same-sex couple are suing authorities in Slovakia for refusing to register their Austrian marriage”
Ivan Novotný and Metod Špaček married legally in Austria in 2020.
“Ivan Novotný, 31, and Metod Špaček, 51, married in Austria in 2020”
The European Court of Justice ruled that EU member states must recognise certain same-sex marriages formed in another EU country after the couple exercised free-movement rights and created or strengthened family life there.
“The court ruled that member states must recognise such marriages where couples had exercised their right to move and reside in another EU country, and created or strengthened family life there.”