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Following the article "Marriage, Same-Sex Partnership, and the German Constitution," which was published in the German Law Journal in 2012 (see Anne Sanders, Marriage, Same Sex Partnership and the Constitution, 13 GERMAN L.J. 911 [2012]), this article provides an update on recent developments in relation to same sex partnerships in Germany. The focus of this Article is case law of the German Constitutional Court from 2002 through today, but it also discusses other court decisions in relation to the rights of same sex parents. The Article concludes with an examination of a recent draft law which--if successful--will open marriage to same sex couples. While its chances for success are extremely slim, this Article argues that same sex marriage will eventually be introduced in Germany. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]