Partnerships with less and less rights. Celebration outside the Office of civilian State

The bill is presently at the phase of public and interministerial consultations, but PSL already announces that it will not support it in the version proposed by Minister Katarzyna Kotula. Of the 32 PSL Members, up to 5 members are presently in favour of the project, which is not adequate to accomplish the majority.

According to Onet, the biggest controversy in the PSL raises the question of alleged tiny care, that is, the anticipation of partial custody of a partner's kid in everyday life. Additionally, there are doubts about formalization of unions in the civilian State Office.

A fewer days ago, erstwhile 2 draft laws on partnerships were published on the website of the Government Legislative Centre, many politicians spoke in this way. 1 of them was Urszula Pasławska from PSL. It indicated on TVN24 that it felt there was possible for better solutions. She besides expressed the hope that the PSL task on the position of "closer person" in conjunction with the Left Act would lead to government that could be effectively implemented.

According to Pasławska, the task by Minister Kotuli is interesting, but it is based on the transformation of matrimony laws in specified a way that partnerships will be subject to almost all matrimony regulations, which is simply a far-reaching change for PSL. The PSL prefers that partnerships should be able to find the rights and obligations of the notary on their own, without having to enter the prerogatives of marriage.

For this she appreciated on a imagination the withdrawal of the Left from the thought of adopting children under the Act, recognising it as an crucial step that could facilitate an agreement on childcare.

Kotula took a step backwards. Now he's waiting for the PSL.

Minister of Equality Katarzyna Kotula expressed her anticipation in an interview with Onet that PSL would limit its demands on the bill. She stressed that for her part, the Left had already withdrawn from the records of the ceremony at the civilian state office and the adoption of children by partners, which was a crucial compromise. Kotula now expects a akin motion from the PSL, peculiarly with respect to the registration of unions in civilian law offices, declaring openness to talks and explaining all issues.

With respect to the "small care" provision, which raises opposition among PSL politicians, Kotula explained that it concerns a situation where a parent of a kid (and not his/her biological parent) could get limited rights, specified as signing the consent for a child's journey if the another biological parent does not object. He stresses that the issues of childcare in the Act are based on solutions already existing in Polish law.

Where will this celebration be?

Here it is worth to halt for a moment, due to the fact that the Kotuli declaration appears to be rather vague. The Minister announced a withdrawal from the organisation of the ceremony at the civilian State Office. The fundamental question to be asked now is "Where will specified a partnership be concluded?".

If we took into account a draft drawn up by the PSL, it would look like the formalization of relationships another than matrimony took place before the notary. The same notary would then be obliged to inform the USC.

Thus, it seems that erstwhile the ceremony at the USC was withdrawn, as Kotula had announced, the office itself would only be the place where the applicable papers would be signed, but it would not be possible to initiate the event itself with witnesses and an oath. Non-legislative methods, known as the alleged humanist wedding, would so should be introduced here.

Of course, specified a humanist matrimony gives much freedom due to the fact that it does not impose any restrictions. You can enter into a relation on the beach there, and alternatively of swearing out a expression from Star Wars. It seems to me, however, that the main problem is that we are inactive talking about something "outside" the law, which could sow a grain of anxiety in people who have specified a relation – after all, what they do happens in secret, outside the camera of jurisdiction.

What do the Poles think?

So I do not consider these solutions to be sufficient, but possibly the PSL in its thought wants to like a certain group of voters. I come to this conclusion by examining any surveys. They show any views that the PSL is so fierce about.