Recent Posts in Domestic Partnerships Category
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Posted on May 25, 2012
Another city has made headlines by formalizing a domestic partnership registry. Dayton City joins hundreds of other towns and municipalities that have decided to extend legal rights to domestic ...
Posted on Apr 5, 2012
Some employees of Allegheny County will be extended certain benefits previously denied to them. An executive order is set to be signed by the county executive, who is finally making good on a promise ...
Posted on Feb 23, 2012
While a new law in Washington will give same-sex couples the right to get married, it will also eliminate domestic partnerships for most of the population. Under the new law, those couples under the ...
Posted on Feb 10, 2012
After months of discussing the proposition, aldermen in Clayton have approved a registry for domestic partnership. This registry is available to both heterosexual and homosexual couples for the small ...
Posted on Feb 7, 2012
Just as with a marriage, you can ask for maintenance when ending a domestic partnership. Depending on the state in which you file for maintenance and several other factors, a judge may grant your ...
Posted on Jan 19, 2012
Singer k.d. lang is reportedly ending her domestic union with her partner Jamie Price. According to reports, she has filed to dissolve the union in California. Domestic partnerships allow same-sex ...
Posted on Dec 23, 2011
While the basic idea of domestic partnership refers to two people that have a committed relationship to one another and live together, the laws regarding domestic partnership can vary by state. More ...
Posted on Dec 16, 2011
For two years, same-sex couples in California were able to obtain legal marriages. From June 2008 until November 2010, a new law removed certain language from the state's constitution which ...
Posted on Nov 4, 2011
Are you currently in a domestic partnership but have been talking about breaking up with your partner? If so, it is important to understand how to dissolve your relationship legally in your state. In ...
Posted on Oct 28, 2011
If you are currently involved in a domestic partnership in California, there are three laws that you should be familiar with. The first is the Equality and Equal Access in Higher Education Act. It ...
Posted on Sep 16, 2011
Another victory for domestic partnerships in Florida was signed into law this month in Fort Lauderdale. Thanks to approval from the City Commission, the city government has agreed to give health ...
Posted on Sep 10, 2011
Big changes are being made in Florida this year towards domestic partnership rights. Based on new legislation that is being sponsored by the state senator, those in domestic partnerships may soon be ...
Posted on Aug 20, 2011
Even though the state of Missouri does not recognize domestic partnerships as being legal, a city within the state is making headlines by working towards changing social policy. The city of Olivette ...
Posted on Aug 11, 2011
As more and more towns, cities and boroughs pass domestic partnership laws recognizing same-sex unions, more people are getting access to the same rights that heterosexual partners have long enjoyed. ...
Posted on Jul 29, 2011
One city has come forward to speak out against a new referendum that could be passed in North Carolina that would ban the granting of rights to those in domestic partnerships. The referendum, which ...
Posted on Jun 15, 2011
Departing from the former County Executive's decisions, Chris Abele has announced his support of extending benefits to domestic partners in the county. Back in 2009, then CE Scott Walker not only ...
Posted on May 27, 2011
Next year could bring benefits for same-sex partners in the city of Easton if new legislation is approved by the city council. The Easton City Council is scheduled to review the new legislation that ...
Posted on Mar 11, 2011
A landmark victory for same-sex couples happened in Washington State last week when lawmakers voted 58-39 on Friday to make same-sex marriages from out of state as valid as in-state marriages. The ...
Posted on Feb 19, 2011
In a strange turn of events the officer in charge of the Memphis Domestic Violence unit was charged with aggravated assault after turning a gun on his wife. Maj. Stanley A. Eason threatened his wife ...
Posted on Jan 29, 2011
New federal regulations are making waves across the country as patients are given the right to decide who can have visitation rights in the hospital. Unlike before there will be no limitations based ...
Posted on Dec 11, 2010
Civil unions will soon be legal in the state of Illinois. The Illinois Legislature passed the bill on December 1 that will be signed by Governor Pat Quinn. This means that straight and gay couples ...
Posted on Dec 5, 2010
Good news for couples in domestic partnerships: the Obama administration is in the final stages of approving new rules regarding hospital visitations. If their plan goes into effect, hospitals that ...
Posted on Oct 15, 2010
New sources are saying that three-term incumbent State Representative Maureen Walsh is currently facing opposition in her bid for re-election. Many say that Republicans who voted to censure her for ...
Posted on Jul 31, 2010
Seven same-sex couples are fighting a first-of-its-kind legal battle in Montana regarding domestic partnerships. The couples who are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are suing ...
Posted on Jun 17, 2010
Same-sex couples won a small victory in Illinois when the State Treasurer signed an executive order amending the office's domestic partnership policy. The order signed by Illinois Treasurer Alexi ...
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