What is a domestic partnership?

Answer 1

its a relationship between two people, that aren't married. Usually domestic partnership is referring to a relationship of homosexuals

Two people that are not married, that have set up a home together. It can be a heterosexual couple (a man and a woman), or it can be a gay or lesbian couple.

Registered domestic partnerships were created to address parties that were living together in a committed relationship but were not legally married. Depending upon the laws governing the partnership, parties could acquire certain rights and benefits by entering into such a partnership agreement. These partnerships are used mostly by municipalities although a few states do have statewide registries. Most commonly used by same-sex couples, a registered partnership is basically a public declaration of the union between the two parties. Some partnerships contain extremely broad language, providing for adoption rights, health benefits and other legal rights normally granted to married couples. Still others however are considerably narrow, acting as nothing more than an acknowledgement of the union with little to no legal rights.