Domestic partnerships are similar to marriages in California, but not at the federal level. Here’s what to know before applying for one. AlexanderFord Getty Images From health insurance to income ...

The state of California can recognize you and your partner as a couple without marriage. Through a registered domestic partnership, couples can receive state recognition of their relationship, while ...

Many millennials are pursuing a different approach to long-term commitments—domestic partnerships. These are used to legally recognize any two-person relationship of those who live together and share ...

Days after drawing criticism for vetoing a bill that would allow same-sex couples to make funeral arrangements for their partners, Gov. Donald Carcieri '65 has announced his willingness to explore the ...

In what could be a watershed moment for multi-person relationships, Arlington became the first town in Massachusetts to approve domestic partnerships of more than two people when Town Meeting approved ...

Couples who choose not to get married but want to officially register their long-term relationship for medical or financial reasons may be able to do so in the near future. Dutchess County is ...

OLYMPIA - Matt Fleming has considered himself a married man ever since he and his partner, Casey Jackson, had a 2007 commitment ceremony in Spokane that was attended by 400 people. On Monday, the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- California has a new domestic partnership law for heterosexual couples. What has been law for decades in San Francisco now applies to the rest of the state. In a city that has had ...

From health insurance to income taxes to what happens if one partner dies, the benefits given to people in domestic partnerships are different from those who are married — and it depends not just on ...