No, the state of Colorado does not recognize same-sex marriages or domestic partnerships. Effective May 1, 2013, civil unions are legal under Colorado state law.
No, the state of Colorado does not recognize same-sex marriages, civil unions or domestic partnerships. With respect to same-sex couples, Colorado only recognizes designated beneficiary agreements, which must be made and filed within the state of Colorado.
No, the state of Colorado does not recognize same-sex marriages or domestic partnerships. Effective May 1, 2013, civil unions are legal under Colorado state law.
No, the state of Colorado does not recognize same-sex marriages or domestic partnerships. Effective May 1, 2013, civil unions are legal under Colorado state law.
No, the state of Colorado does not recognize same-sex marriages or domestic partnerships. Effective May 1, 2013, civil unions are legal under Colorado state law.
No, the state of Colorado does not recognize same-sex marriages or domestic partnerships. Effective May 1, 2013, civil unions are legal under Colorado state law.
No, the state of Colorado does not recognize same-sex marriages, civil unions or domestic partnerships. With respect to same-sex couples, Colorado only recognizes designated beneficiary agreements, which must be made and filed within the state of Colorado.
No, the state of Colorado does not recognize same-sex marriages, civil unions or domestic partnerships. With respect to same-sex couples, Colorado only recognizes designated beneficiary agreements, which must be made and filed within the state of Colorado.
No. Although Delaware law recognizes out-of-state registered domestic partnerships ("DPs") that are substantially equal to marriage as civil unions, Colorado designated beneficiary agreements provide only very limited rights and are not substantially equal to marriage. Therefore Colorado designated beneficiary agreements are not recognized in Delaware as civil unions.
No. Although Washington state recognizes out-of-state domestic partnerships ("DPs") that are substantially equivalent to a Washington state DPs (i.e., legal marriage), Colorado designated beneficiary agreements provide only limited rights and are NOT substantially equivalent. Therefore, Colorado designated beneficiary agreements are not recognized as DPs in Washington state.RCW 26.60.090. Reciprocity. A legal union of two persons of the same sex that was validly formed in another jurisdiction, and that is substantially equivalent to a domestic partnership under this chapter, shall be recognized as a valid domestic partnership in this state and shall be treated the same as a domestic partnership registered in this state regardless of whether it bears the name domestic partnership.
No. Although the state of New York recognizes out-of-state comprehensive registered domestic partnerships that are substantially equivalent to legal marriage, Colorado designated beneficiary agreements offer only limited rights and benefits and are NOT substantially equivalent to legal marriage under Colorado law. Therefore, they are not recognized as legal marriages for purposes of New York state law.
The ACLU says that the legal recognition of out-of-state civil unions and domestic partnerships in Massachusetts has not been determined.
No. The Maine Domestic Partnership Law (Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 22, sec. 2710) does not offer reciprocity with out-of-state registered domestic partnerships. In fact, it requires in-state registration after a minimum of 12-months' residency in the state of Maine.