HK Gay Couple Challenges Inheritance Laws, SCMP Reports

Key Points:

- Same sex marriage is not legal in Hong Kong

- Case involves a gay couple who registered their marriage in London but property owned is in Hong Kong

- Current law does not recognize foreign same-sex marriage and thus, partner won’t be able to inherit estate in the absence of a will, won’t be entitled to first priority in obtaining grant to the administration and others

- Case still ongoing

For more information:

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3086395/lawyers-gay-homeowner-call-his-husband-be-given-equal

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