Sentences with phrase «recognize civil unions»

Married same - sex couples (in states that recognize civil unions and domestic partnerships) also qualify for the benefit, at least from the two biggest U.S. auto insurers, State Farm and Allstate [source: Edgerton].

In general, other countries that recognize civil unions are apt to honour your partnership.

Some states do, in fact, recognize both civil unions and same sex marriages but unfortunately, the majority of states and the federal government don't.

A Chilean senator said in June he will introduce a bill that would recognize civil unions among gay couples.

Everyone agree to have the government ONLY recognize civil unions.

The open issue is should the state recognize civil unions between men.

Governments should recognize civil unions for all and let religious or philosophical beliefs about choosing a mate remain outside of government.

A public notary in Brazil has registered a three - person partnership as a legally recognized civil union.

Not exact matches

Individuals in other arrangements, such as civil unions, registered domestic partnerships, or other similar arrangements, that aren't recognized as a valid marriage under relevant state law won't be treated as married or as spouses as defined in this policy for federal tax purposes.

However, individuals in other arrangements, such as civil unions, registered domestic partnerships, or other similar arrangements, that are not recognized as marriage under the relevant state law, will not be treated as married or as spouses as defined in this policy for federal tax purposes.

... Anyone who thinks marriage is something sacred needs to recognize that from the church's perspective all marriages granted by the state for tax and inheritance purposes are just civil unions by another name.

Groomed by the American system for some job like the one he holds — high school at Roxbury Latin, undergrad at Yale (and president of Yale's prestigious Political Union in his last year there), law school at Harvard — he belongs to a type of quiet and careful civil servant that Caesar Augustus would have recognized.

Further, reducing all marriages to civil unions by recognizing marriages as business contracts removes the argument from debate by recognizing equality for all regardless of their beliefs.

Writing for the New York Review of Books, the indefatigable Garry Wills asks, «Why do some people who would recognize gay civil unions oppose gay marriage?

Since our state doesn't recognize a same - sex couple with marriage, civil unions or a domestic partnership, we knew we would face extra hurdles to becoming parents.

Diversity of intended parents who pursue surrogacy would be protected by law which recognizes surrogacy for married couples and those in civil unions and domestic partnerships.

Furthermore, it is a matter of religious liberty that the rights of religious groups to perform and recognize these unions not be hampered by civil law.

The New Jersey Supreme Court's decision to recognize same - sex couples will compel the State Legislature to either allow gay marriage or create civil unions.

In this economic reality, rising state workforce costs are unsustainable, as the members of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), the state's largest union, recognized when they overwhelmingly passed an identical contract.

The DOMA ruling does not extend to domestic partnerships or civil unions, even if the state recognizes these.

If the state where the couple lived doesn't recognize same - sex marriages, a surviving partner may still qualify as a widow or widower for Social Security benefits if the intestacy laws of that state allow the surviving partner of a non-marital legal relationship (such as a civil union or domestic partnership) to inherit as a spouse.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Volokh Conspiracy and the American Civil Liberties Union have summaries that recognize the decision as significant.

It is coincidental but timely that this offering comes at the same time that gay and lesbian couples are being recognized at least as legal civil unions, if not married.

In the particular circumstances of this civil partnership, where the parties were denied the choice to marry in the place where the union was celebrated I would perpetuate impermissible discrimination if I failed to recognize their civil partnership as a marriage.

Recognized by SJ Magazine as a «Top Attorney» for many years, one of SJ Magazine's 2015 Men of Distinction, and as an Awesome Attorney by South Jersey Magazine, Bruce has over 25 years of experience handling all types of family law matters including but not limited to divorce (including complex divorce litigation), custody and parenting time (visitation), child support, alimony / spousal support, adoption, domestic violence, equitable distribution of marital property, equitable allocation of marital debt, child abuse and neglect (formerly DYFS) matters, same sex Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships.

Divorce and legal separation are also available for domestic partnerships and civil unions in states that recognize these relationships.

Recognized by SJ Magazine as a «Top Attorney» for many years, as one of the «Super Lawyers» by Thomson Reuters, and as an Awesome Attorney by South Jersey Magazine, Bruce has over 26 years of experience handling all types of family law matters including but not limited to divorce (including complex divorce litigation), custody and parenting time (visitation), child support, alimony / spousal support, adoption, domestic violence, equitable distribution of marital property, equitable allocation of marital debt, child abuse and neglect (formerly DYFS) matters, and same sex Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships.

• Same - sex civil unions recognized (Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont)

«This ruling recognizes the stark reality that housing discrimination, regardless of intent, persists for many Americans,» Dennis Parker, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Racial Justice Program, said in a statement reacting to the decision, «This decision retains the essential protections of the Fair Housing Act, meaning the law will continue to serve as an important tool in rooting out pernicious forms of racial segregation and discrimination.»