What are the requirements for domestic partnership in Portland Maine?

Answer 1

Yes. The state of Maine offers a domestic partnership registry and the City of Portland maintains their own separate domestic partnership registry. Also, the state of Maine permits same-sex marriage as of November 7, 2012.

Answer 2

Same-sex marriage has been legalized in the entire state of Massachusetts as of May 17, 2004. There never was a state-wide domestic partnership registry. Nevertheless the City of Boston continues to register domestic partnerships.

One other city and four towns used to have domestic partnership registries: Town of Brewster, Town of Brookline, City of Cambridge, Town of Nantucket, Town of Provincetown. It appears that they have stopped registering new domestic partnerships, although the ordinance recognizing domestic partners as spouses for purposes of municipal law is still on the books in Cambridge.

Answer 3

Although the state does not offer a domestic partnership registry, these cities in Minnesota do: Duluth, Falcon Heights, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Edina, Golden Valley, Red Wing, Hopkins, Rochester, Maplewood, Richfield, St. Louis Park and Robbinsdale.

Answer 4

• Can be same or opposite sex
• Long-term intimate and committed relationship of at least 6 uninterrupted months.
• Both must be 18 years of age or older.
• Both must be competent to contract.
• Both must be each other's only mate.
• Neither can be married.
• Neither can be blood-related to the other to a degree that legally prohibits marriage.
• Must live together.
• Must be jointly responsible for each other's common welfare.
• Must be financially interdependent.

Answer 5

Yes, there is a statewide domestic partnership registry effective February 4, 2008 that provides virtually all the same rights as legal marriage to same-sex couples. In addition, the cities of Ashland and Eugene have their own domestic partnerships registries, as does Multnomah County.

Answer 6

No. Same-sex marriage has been legalized in the entire state of New Hampshire.