LGBT: What are the financial implications of "marriage for all"?

Since 2022, same-sex couples have been able to marry or convert their registered partnership into a marriage.

Both partners are automatically better protected as a married couple than as registered or cohabiting partners. However, marriage is usually not enough to provide the surviving partner with the best possible protection. The laws on marriage and inheritance offer ways of optimising protection if you utilise them correctly.

Marriage also has far-reaching consequences for social security, matrimonial property, inheritance and taxes. That is why it is important to inform yourself well before you decide to take this step.