Germany's Federal Constitutional Court announced today (August 17, 2010) a ruling that registered homosexual life partners should receive the same inheritance rights as married spouses.
The court determined that "protection of marriage and family" was not a sufficient argument for discrimination against gays when it came to inheritance law, according to the Deutsche Welle website.
Up until today, registered life partners faced discrimination in matters of tax and inheritance law.
"From now on, registered homosexual couples will have the same rights as married couples where inheritance law is concerned," said Klaus Jetz, director of the Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany.
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