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  • Alina Tryfonidou

Cross-Border Recognition of Parenthood by Same-Sex Couples under the ECHR – The Judgment in A.P. and R.P. v. Poland

October 09, 2026

By Alina Tryfonidou The issue of the cross-border recognition of parenthood established between a child and two persons of the same sex in States which allow joint legal parenthood by same-sex couples has come to the fore in Europe in the last decade or so. The question has concerned both of Europe’s supranational courts – […]