{"id":351790,"date":"2016-04-04T10:46:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/family\/domestic-partnerships.html"},"modified":"2024-12-02T11:36:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T16:36:00","slug":"domestic-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/family\/domestic-partnerships.html","title":{"rendered":"Domestic Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Domestic Partnerships\n <\/h1>\n \n Some couples may legally formalize their relationship to receive some of the benefits married couples enjoy.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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FindLaw’s Domestic Partnerships section provides information about these alternatives to marriage. Review the list of links below to learn about the benefits of domestic partnership and civil union, state laws, and  legal requirements to start and end these relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Domestic Partners\n \n <\/i>\n <\/span>\n <\/button>\n <\/h2>\n \n