Katarzyna Kotula

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Dismissed in 2025 government reconstruction

Poland's cohabitation contracts bill passed its first parliamentary reading on February 13, 2026, but the real movement came from the courts. On March 20, the Supreme Administrative Court ruled that civil registry offices must transcribe foreign same-sex marriages. On May 14, Warsaw registered a 2018 German marriage certificate for two Polish men—the first same-sex union ever entered into Polish civil records.

Updated May 23