A Chilean couple is acting fast after hearing that the Argentinian government approved gay marriage this past Thursday. Already they have called the Civil Registry of Mendoza, Chile's neighboring city, to inquire about marriage procedures.
Although the law was passed, it has not yet taken effect and there are minor issues to work out still. Tomorrow, for example, the law will be first published in the Official Bulletin. For this reason, the Chilean couple was asked to call back once things are ready.
To get married by law in the Civil Registry, couples will have to wait 20 days. If a couple wanted to get married by law at their ceremony, they would have to wait about a month in order to create a book of records among other procedures. Government minister of Mendoza Mario Adaro said that he personally instructed the Civil Registry offices to adapt the records for times when same-sex marriages are to occur.
