Re Kevin - validity of marriage of transsexual
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This case, cited as Re Kevin : Validity of Marriage of Transsexual (2001) FamCA 1074 and (2001) FLC 93-087 or short Re Kevin was a case brought before the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia
regarding the possibility of transsexual people to marry according to their new gender. The court granted the applicant this right.
The case had impacts beyond Australia
, it was for example cited in the 2002 decisions of "Goodwin vs. United Kingdom in the European Court of Human Rights
" and the 2003 decision "Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit In And For Pasco County, Florida in the United States of America in The Marriage of Kantaras case number 98-5375CA 511998DR00537WS" http://www.courttv.com/trials/kantaras/. In both of these cases, the right to marry in their new gender was affirmed.
Family Court of Australia
The Family Court of Australia is a superior Australian federal court of record which deals with family law matters. Together with the Federal Magistrates Court, it covers family law matters in all states and territories of Australia except Western Australia...
regarding the possibility of transsexual people to marry according to their new gender. The court granted the applicant this right.
The case had impacts beyond Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, it was for example cited in the 2002 decisions of "Goodwin vs. United Kingdom in the European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...
" and the 2003 decision "Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit In And For Pasco County, Florida in the United States of America in The Marriage of Kantaras case number 98-5375CA 511998DR00537WS" http://www.courttv.com/trials/kantaras/. In both of these cases, the right to marry in their new gender was affirmed.