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A legal or personal relationship between individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not joined in a traditional marriage or a civil union. Typically the partners in a domestic partnership enjoy at least part of the rights that the married couples have.

State laws regarding same-sex unions similar to marriage in the United States1   Domestic partnerships or civil unions granting state privileges of marriage2   Domestic partnerships granting limited/enumerated privileges   No same-sex unions similar to marriage   Same-sex unions similar to marriage banned   Same-sex and opposite-sex unions similar to marriage banned 1Not recognized by the federal government. However, same-sex marriage is legal nationwide (excluding some territories and Native American tribal jurisdictions) and is recognized by the federal government. Same-sex unions similar to marriage are provided at the local level in many jurisdictions. 2Domestic partnerships in Washington are only available when at least one of the partners is 62 years of age or older.

A legal or personal relationship between individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not joined in a traditional marriage or a civil union. Typically the partners in a domestic partnership enjoy at least part of the rights that the married couples have.

Laws regarding same-sex partnerships similar to marriage by state, county, and local level in the United States1   Same-sex unions similar to marriage2   Domestic partnership granting limited/enumerated privileges   State grants benefits to state employees   Same-sex unions not provided 1Not recognized by the federal government. However, same-sex marriage is legal nationwide (excluding some territories and Native American tribal jurisdictions) and is recognized by the federal government. 2Domestic partnerships in Washington are only available when at least one of the partners is 62 years of age or older.