What a pain in the a** this is. My partner and I are registered in California as domestic partners, because we thought it would help. Instead, it created loop-holes that apply to everything we try to do. It is better than nothing, but still not as powerful as a "marriage license". We still had to register medical power's of attorney, because a domestic partnership can be contested. We had to file bankruptcy in 2006 and were required to file separately (doubling the cost), because we were not "married". We are required to file State taxes as "married", but still file "single" on our federal returns, which raises our accountant costs because of the added paperwork. I am disabled and would qualify for assistance, if not for my spouses income. If it benefits local, county, state, or federal interests then we are considered "spouses"., but if its for our benefit we are told "you are not married" thus treated as separate. Crazy!
Marriage or civil union? I don't really care what they call it, as long as it is legally recorded and recognized as the same, countrywide.
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