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Does the state of Rhode Island recognize Oregon state registered domestic partnerships?
Yes. Rhode Island recognizes out-of-state domestic partnerships that extend the benefits and responsibilities of marriage. An Oregon state registered domestic partnership extends those benefits and responsibilities and is therefore recognized in Rhode Island as a civil union.
15-3.1-8. Reciprocity. -- A civil union or registered domestic partnership that extends benefits and responsibilities without the status of marriage and is legally entered into in another jurisdiction shall be recognized in Rhode Island as a civil union; provided, that the relationship meets the eligibility requirements of this chapter.
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Does the state of Rhode Island recognize Maine state registered domestic partnerships?
No. Rhode Island only recognizes "comprehensive" out-of-state domestic partnerships that extend the benefits and responsibilities of marriage. A Maine state registered domestic partnership extends only limited rights and responsibilities and is therefore not recognized in Rhode Island. 15-3.1-8. Reciprocity. -- A civil union or registered domestic partnership that extends benefits and responsibilities without the status of marriage and is legally entered into in another jurisdiction shall be recognized in Rhode Island as a civil union; provided, that the relationship meets the eligibility requirements of this chapter.
Does the state of Rhode Island recognize New Jersey state registered domestic partnerships?
No. Rhode Island only recognizes "comprehensive" out-of-state domestic partnerships that extend the benefits and responsibilities of marriage. A New Jersey state registered domestic partnership extends only limited rights and responsibilities and is therefore not recognized in Rhode Island. 15-3.1-8. Reciprocity. -- A civil union or registered domestic partnership that extends benefits and responsibilities without the status of marriage and is legally entered into in another jurisdiction shall be recognized in Rhode Island as a civil union; provided, that the relationship meets the eligibility requirements of this chapter.
Does the state of Massachusetts recognize Washington DC registered domestic partnerships?
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.
Does the state of Rhode Island recognize California state registered domestic partnerships?
Yes. Rhode Island recognizes out-of-state domestic partnerships that extend the benefits and responsibilities of marriage. A California state registered domestic partnership extends those benefits and responsibilities and is therefore recognized in Rhode Island as a civil union. 15-3.1-8. Reciprocity. -- A civil union or registered domestic partnership that extends benefits and responsibilities without the status of marriage and is legally entered into in another jurisdiction shall be recognized in Rhode Island as a civil union; provided, that the relationship meets the eligibility requirements of this chapter.
Does the state of Maine recognize civil unions legally performed in Rhode Island?
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. Also, Maine does not permit or recognize same-sex marriages, following the November 3, 2009 repeal of its same-sex marriage law.
Are domestic partnerships legal in Rhode Island?
Yes. Rhode Island recognizes out-of-state domestic partnerships that extend the benefits and responsibilities of marriage. A Washington state registered domestic partnership extends those benefits and responsibilities and is therefore recognized in Rhode Island as a civil union. 15-3.1-8. Reciprocity. -- A civil union or registered domestic partnership that extends benefits and responsibilities without the status of marriage and is legally entered into in another jurisdiction shall be recognized in Rhode Island as a civil union; provided, that the relationship meets the eligibility requirements of this chapter.
Does the state of Massachusetts recognize civil unions legally performed in Rhode Island?
The ACLU says that the legal recognition of out-of-state civil unions and domestic partnerships in Massachusetts has not been determined.
Does the state of Connecticut recognize Nevada state registered domestic partnerships?
Yes. California recognizes out-of-state domestic partnerships that are substantially similar to marriage. A Nevada state registered domestic partnership is substantially similar to marriage. Therefore, California recognizes Nevada state registered domestic partnerships and grants them all of the same rights and responsibilities as legal marriages, but they cannot legally be called marriages.
Does the state of Rhode Island recognize Colorado designated beneficiary agreements?
No. Rhode Island only recognizes "comprehensive" out-of-state domestic partnerships that extend the benefits and responsibilities of marriage. A Colorado designated beneficiary agreement extends only limited rights and responsibilities and is therefore not recognized in Rhode Island. 15-3.1-8. Reciprocity. -- A civil union or registered domestic partnership that extends benefits and responsibilities without the status of marriage and is legally entered into in another jurisdiction shall be recognized in Rhode Island as a civil union; provided, that the relationship meets the eligibility requirements of this chapter.
Does the state of California recognize civil unions legally performed in Rhode Island?
Yes. Rhode Island recognizes civil unions performed in other states. 15-3.1-8. Reciprocity. -- A civil union or registered domestic partnership that extends benefits and responsibilities without the status of marriage and is legally entered into in another jurisdiction shall be recognized in Rhode Island as a civil union; provided, that the relationship meets the eligibility requirements of this chapter.
Does the state of Washington recognize civil unions legally performed in Rhode Island?
Yes. All Connecticut civil unions were legislatively converted to marriages in 2010 and the state of Maryland recognizes them as marriages, as they do any other out-of-state same-sex marriage.
Has any governor of Rhode Island ever vetoed a bill that would have established a statewide registry of same-sex domestic partnerships in that state?
Yes, in January 2010, Governor Donald Carcieri of Rhode Island vetoed a domestic partnership bill. The legislature overrode that veto. Civil Unions were then legalized in Rhode Island effective July 1, 2011.
