Yes. Pursuant to Governor Lincoln Chafee's Executive Order (no. 12-02, signed 5/14/12), the state of Rhode Island officially recognizes out-of-state same-sex marriages as legal marriages for the purposes of Rhode Island state law.
Yes, same-sex marriages legally performed in California are recognized in Vermont.
Yes, same-sex marriages legally performed in Massachusetts are recognized in Vermont.
Yes, same-sex marriages legally performed in Vermont are recognized in Iowa.
Yes, same-sex marriages legally performed in Vermont are recognized in Washington, DC.
Yes, same-sex marriages legally performed in New York are recognized in Vermont.
Yes, out-of-state same-sex marriages are legal under Colorado state law effective October 6, 2014.
Yes. Beginning October 6, 2014, all out-of-state same-sex marriages are valid under Wisconsin state law.
Yes. The Attorney General of Maryland issued an opinion on February 24, 2010 stating that Maryland law can recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states. This opinion is binding on Maryland state agencies. Same-sex couples will be able to legally marry in Maryland beginning January 1, 2013.
Yes. The state of Connecticut recognizes legal relationships substantially equivalent to marriage as legal marriages. This includes civil unions legally performed in Vermont.CT Public Act 09-13, Section 1. A marriage, or a relationship that provides substantially the same rights, benefits and responsibilities as a marriage, between two persons entered into in another state or jurisdiction and recognized as valid by such other state or jurisdiction shall be recognized as a valid marriage in this state, provided such marriage or relationship is not expressly prohibited by statute in this state.
Yes, Washington DC recognizes civil unions performed in other states, including those from Vermont, pursuant to the Domestic Partnership Judicial Determination of Parentage Act of 2009. They are treated as legal marriages in Washington, DC.
No. The state of Wisconsin does not recognize civil unions performed in other states.