Lawmakers brought the challenge
The constitutional case was brought by seven parliamentarians, including Pere López and Judith Salazar. The court invalidated Article 77 and a transitional provision of the 2022 family law, finding breaches of constitutional protections covering equality, religious freedom and privacy. The judges found that different public certificates could expose religious beliefs and sexual orientation. [2]
Marriage certificates replace a separate designation
The amendment replaced the disputed terminology with marriage, retaining a specific reference to civil marriage where necessary. Existing civil unions became subject to the marriage rules, and the civil registry was required to issue marriage certificates for those unions. [1]
A broader family-law reform
The original family law had been approved in July 2022. Parliament’s account highlighted changes to legal gender and name recognition from adulthood, equal rights for people with disabilities and divorce without establishing fault. The subsequent judgment and amendment addressed discrimination within that wider reform. [3][2][1]