domestic partnership
Senators Introduce "Respect for Marriage Act" to Repeal DOMA
Wed, 2011-03-16 23:00 — AnonymousCalifornia Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation today to repeal a law that denies federal benefits to same-sex couples. Read more »
Medicare / Medicaid Finalizes Equal Visitation Rights Rules
Tue, 2010-11-16 00:00 — AnonymousWASHINGTON, DC—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued new rules for Medicare- and Medicaid-participating hospitals stemming from a memo issued by President Obama this spring. Read more »
Right-Wing Challenge to Wisconsin DP Registry Filed
Tue, 2010-08-17 23:00 — AnonymousMADISON—A social conservative group filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging Wisconsin’s domestic partner registry, arguing it is a violation of the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Read more »
Crossing the Line
Wed, 2008-12-24 01:00 — Stephen J. HylandA visit with my niece in Philadelphia reminded me that the rights we enjoy in one state can vanish when we are in another state. Read more »
The Family Home, Part II
Tue, 2008-06-03 00:00 — Stephen J. HylandMost gay or lesbian couples choose to share ownership of their personal residence. If you are in a domestic partnership or simply living together as unmarried cohabitants, your most common choice is joint tenancy with rights of survivorship. If you are in a civil union, you have an additional choice, tenancy by the entireties. Read more »
The Family Home
Fri, 2008-04-04 00:00 — Stephen J. HylandThe most important asset most gay or lesbian families will ever own is their home. Joint home ownership is often the first formal step couples take toward cementing their relationship. Whether you are buying your first home together or living together in a home that one or both of you currently own, you need to consider how the civil union law affects your home ownership. Read more »
Family Pride
Wed, 2007-06-13 00:00 — Stephen J. HylandAs we celebrate Pride Month, it is a good time to remember how far we have come in New Jersey, without forgetting how far we have to go. In my last two articles, I wrote about the comparison between civil unions and domestic partnerships, and the unfortunate effect on same-sex couples of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which denies at least 1,138 rights, benefits and obligations available to opposite-sex married couples under federal law. Read more »
Civil Wars
Sun, 2007-04-01 00:00 — Stephen J. HylandUnquestionably, the October 25, 2006 decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in the Lewis marriage case has had a profound effect on the treatment of same-sex couples in New Jersey. The court's unanimous opinion that the New Jersey Constitution required that committed same-sex couples be afforded the same rights, benefits and obligations
as married couples means that we have achieved a level of equality found only in four other states (Vermont, California, Massachusetts and Connecticut). Read more »
Much Ado About I Do
Thu, 2007-03-22 00:00 — Stephen J. HylandMuch has been made about the relatively limited numbers of couples who have reportedly entered into civil unions in New Jersey. In my opinion, it is much ado about nothing. According to a report issued by the New Jersey Bureau of Vital Statistics, only 229 couples had entered into a civil union during the first 30 days the civil unions bill was in effect. Read more »
