▁system . ▁The ▁Child care ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁gave ▁child care ▁an ▁official ▁framework ▁which ▁provided ▁fund ing ▁and ▁super vision ▁for ▁many ▁programs . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁has ▁very ▁few ▁rules ▁that ▁have ▁changed ▁throughout ▁history . ▁The ▁first ▁rule ▁was ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁Civil ▁Code ▁which ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁gro om ▁must ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁the ▁b ride ▁must ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁This ▁was ▁changed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁when ▁br ides ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁gro oms ▁still ▁ 1 8 . ▁Rec ent ▁add itions ▁to ▁the ▁Civil ▁Code ▁have ▁changed ▁the ▁br ides ' ▁age ▁to ▁ 1 8 , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁gro oms ' ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 . ▁ ▁These ▁Civil ▁C odes ▁also ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁laws ▁that ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁married ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁one ▁partner ▁must ▁be ▁Dutch ▁or ▁currently ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁this ▁law ▁was ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁relatives ▁marry ing ; ▁however , ▁it ▁only ▁applies ▁to ▁brother - s ister , ▁parent - child , ▁and ▁grand parent - grand child . ▁ ▁Pre - 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁Civil ▁Code ▁did ▁not ▁explicitly ▁address ▁same - sex ▁marriage . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁a