Is same-sex marriage legal in Mexico?

Answer 1

It is recognized but not permitted.

This state has a law limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples only, but such a law was ruled unconstitutional by the Mexican Supreme Court on December 5, 2012. Same-sex couples wishing to marry in this state may now petition the federal court for an order directing the registro civil to register their marriage. When five such orders have been issued, the law prohibiting same-sex marriage in this state is considered struck down.

On August 10, 2010, the Mexican Supreme Court ruled that ALL Mexican states must recognize same-sex marriages, regardless of where they are performed.

Although there is local resistance, same-sex married couples returning from elsewhere to live in Guerrero are legally entitled to all the same rights and benefits as any other legally married couple.

Answer 2

It is recognized but not permitted.

This state has a law limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples only, but such a law was ruled unconstitutional by the Mexican Supreme Court on December 5, 2012. Same-sex couples wishing to marry in this state may now petition the federal court for an order directing the registro civil to register their marriage. When five such orders have been issued, the law prohibiting same-sex marriage in this state is considered struck down.

On August 10, 2010, the Mexican Supreme Court ruled that ALL Mexican states must recognize same-sex marriages, regardless of where they are performed.

Although there is local resistance, same-sex married couples returning from elsewhere to live in Hidalgo are legally entitled to all the same rights and benefits as any other legally married couple.

Answer 3

Yes, but only in some Mexican states. Same-sex marriage has been legalized in:

1. Federal District (Distrito Federal)
2. Quintana Roo
3. Oaxaca
4. Coahuila
5. Chihuahua

A kind of civil union is legal in the states of Colima and Jalisco. At least one same-sex couple has successfully married in the states of Guanajuato, Colima Yucatan and Chihuahua by court order.

One June 3, 2015, the Mexican Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for any Mexican state to deny a same-sex couple the right to marry based upon their genders. The court does not, however, have the authority to invalidate state laws, but the ruling can be used as precedence in individual court cases against states.

Previously, the Mexican Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be recognized by all 31 Mexican States.

A federal court has already ruled 50 times that the state of Chihuahua must permit specific same-sex couples to marry. This is ten times the number required for Chihuahua's ban on same-sex marriage to be struck down, but the court has yet to formally declare that ALL same-sex couples in Chihuahua may marry without first seeking a court order.

In the remaining states, same-sex couples wishing to marry may petition the federal court for an order directing the registro civil to register the marriage. Once five such orders have been issued, then the law prohibiting same-sex marriage in that state is considered struck down and same-sex marriage becomes legal in that state. Each court order, however, has a built-in delay before it comes effective, so that the Registro Civil can appeal the decision. The cost to each couple for obtaining a court order varies between US$1,400 and US$3,000, which puts the process out of reach for many average Mexicans.

Answer 4

It is recognized but not permitted.

This state has a law limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples only, but such a law was ruled unconstitutional by the Mexican Supreme Court on December 5, 2012. Same-sex couples wishing to marry in this state may now petition the federal court for an order directing the registro civil to register their marriage. When five such orders have been issued, the law prohibiting same-sex marriage in this state is considered struck down.

On August 10, 2010, the Mexican Supreme Court ruled that ALL Mexican states must recognize same-sex marriages, regardless of where they are performed.

Although there is local resistance, same-sex married couples returning from elsewhere to live in Sinaloa are legally entitled to all the same rights and benefits as any other legally married couple.

Answer 5

It is recognized but not permitted.

This state has a law limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples only, but such a law was ruled unconstitutional by the Mexican Supreme Court on December 5, 2012. Same-sex couples wishing to marry in this state may now petition the federal court for an order directing the registro civil to register their marriage. When five such orders have been issued, the law prohibiting same-sex marriage in this state is considered struck down.

On August 10, 2010, the Mexican Supreme Court ruled that ALL Mexican states must recognize same-sex marriages, regardless of where they are performed.

Although there is local resistance, same-sex married couples returning from elsewhere to live in Tabasco are legally entitled to all the same rights and benefits as any other legally married couple.

Answer 6

Same-sex couples are not permitted to marry there, but same-sex marriages legally performed elsewhere are recognized there by Supreme Court decision. You can expect some resistance from local officials, however.