"Lifetime partner" is a vague, informal term used to politely refer to the person which someone lives with for many years without the benefit of marriage.
Domestic Partner is a legal term defined by statutes in the jurisdiction where the couple lives. Domestic Partnership usually refers to a relationship that has been registered with the state or local government in order to obtain certain benefits of law.
Domestic partners live together [ share a domocile ] . Significant others can live apart.
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Generally if a domestic partner is covered then the child of that partner can also be covered.
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Yes, IBM offers domestic partner benefits.
On your US federal taxes, you can generally deduct healthcare expenses for your domestic partner ONLY if you also claim them as your dependent. There are certain criteria they must meet in order to be your dependent (residency, citizenship, income, etc.), but none of them relate to gender or sexual orientation. When specifying the relationship between you and your domestic partner, you can put "other," since "domestic partner" has no meaning under the tax code.
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Yes. They can get it from an employer, if the employer voluntarily offers domestic partner benefits.
A domestic partner is treated as a dependent family member for the purposes of insurance, providing the policy in question offers domestic partner coverage and the individuals involved meet the insurance company's criteria for domestic partner coverage.
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There is no legal relationship between you and your domestic partner's child unless and until you have obtained a second-parent adoption that makes you the legal parent of the child.