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"Civil partnership" is a term used in other countries to describe what in the United States would be called a civil union. It is basically either all or most of the rights and obligations of marriage, except that it is not called a marriage. It is usually for same-sex couples.

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Is a same-sex civil union from Delaware legally recognized in the United Kingdom?

Yes. Pursuant to Schedule 20 of the UK Civil Partnership Act 2004, a same-sex civil partnership formed in the Bailiwick of Jersey is legally recognized as a civil partnership in the United Kingdom.


Is civil partnership wrong?

No. Civil partnership is perfectly legal in the places where it is permitted. People generally have good intentions and noble purposes when they enter into civil partnerships. There is no rational basis for labeling civil partnership as "wrong."


Is a same-sex civil partnership from Ireland legally recognized in the United Kingdom?

Yes. Pursuant to Schedule 20 of the UK Civil Partnership Act 2004, a same-sex civil partnership formed in Ireland is legally recognized as a civil partnership in the United Kingdom.


Is a same-sex domestic partnership from New Jersey legally recognized in the United Kingdom?

Yes. Pursuant to Schedule 20 of the UK Civil Partnership Act 2004, a same-sex civil partnership formed in the Australian state of Queensland is legally recognized as a civil partnership in the United Kingdom.


What is a Civil partnership in the US?

What is referred to as a "civil partnership" in Europe is called a "civil union" in the United States. There are no jurisdictions in the United States that offer "civil partnerships."


Is a same-sex civil partnership from the Isle of Man legally recognized in the United Kingdom?

Yes. Pursuant to Schedule 20 of the UK Civil Partnership Act 2004, a same-sex civil partnership formed on the Isle of Man is legally recognized as a civil partnership in the United Kingdom.


Is a same-sex civil partnership from South Africa legally recognized in the United Kingdom?

Yes. Pursuant to Schedule 20 of the UK Civil Partnership Act 2004, a same-sex civil partnership formed in South Africa is legally recognized as a civil partnership in the United Kingdom.


What do you mean by civil partner?

A civil partner is a partner in a civil union or in a civil partnership. Such partners typically have the same rights and responsibilities as legal spouses, but there relationship is not legally called a marriage.


What is domestic partnership in Tagalog?

There is no Tagalog word or phrase for this concept. Most Filipinos would use the English, calling it either a domestic partnership or civil union. Sometimes the term unyon sibil is used.


What is the same-sex family union?

Depending upon where you live, it is either marriage, civil union, civil partnership or domestic partnership.


When did Elton John and David Furnish marry?

They are not legally married. This is not permitted in the United Kingdom. They have a civil partnership (what we call a civil union in the USA). Their civil partnership ceremony took place on December 21, 2005.


Does Mississippi have a domestic partnership law?

No. The term "civil partnership" is used in several European countries to describe what in the United States would be called a "civil union." Mississippi law does not recognize civil unions or civil partnerships. It does, however recognize civil marriages between parties of opposite genders only.

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