The first same-sex couple was scheduled to get married on January 20. However, on January 18 the Superior Council of Notaries stated that notaries could not perform same-sex marriages until provisions in the Family Code prohibiting such marriages are changed by the Legislative Assembly or struck down by the Supreme Court. The couple announced their intention to challenge the council's decision in the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV). Minister of Justice Marco Feoli reiterated that the IACHR ruling was fully binding on Costa Rica.