Domestic partnerships in New Jersey
| Civil union
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| Recognised nationwide in:
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| Denmark (1989)
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| Norway (1993)
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| Sweden (1995)
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| Greenland (1996)
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| Hungary (1996)
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| Iceland (1996)
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| Netherlands1 (1998)
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| France (1999)
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| South Africa (1999)
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| Belgium1 (2000)
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| Canada (federal)2 (2000)
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| Germany (2001)
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| Portugal (2001)
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| Finland (2002)
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| Liechtenstein (2002)
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| Croatia (2003)
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| Israel (2004)
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| Switzerland (federal) (2004)
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| Luxembourg (2004)
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| New Zealand (2005)
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| United Kingdom (2005)
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| Andorra (2005)
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| Switzerland (Approved 2005; Expected implemented 2007)
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| Recognised in some regions in:
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| Argentina (Buenos Aires, Rio Negro) (2003)
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| Australia (Tasmania) (2004)
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| Spain (Catalonia and 10 other regions) (1998)
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| Italy (Toscania, Umbria, Emilia Romagna) (2004)
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| Brazil (Rio Grande de Sul) (2004)
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United States: CA (1999), CT (2005), DC (2002),
HI (1997), ME (2004), MD (2005), NJ (2004), VT (2000)
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| Other countries:
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| Austria
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| Czech Republic
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| Greece
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| Ireland
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| Poland
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| Slovenia
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| Taiwan
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| Notes:
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| 1 - Country subsequently legalized same-sex marriage.
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2 - Explicitly referred to as "civil unions" in Quebec and
Nova Scotia, common-law marriage extended to same-sex
partners nationwide.
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| See also
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| Same-sex marriage
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| Domestic partnership
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The American state of New Jersey offers Domestic partnerships for same-sex couples and opposite-sex partners over age 62. The present law was passed by the state legislature and signed by then-governor James McGreevy in July 2004. Once a couple has obtained a domestic partnership, they may, among other things, claim joint tax status for state taxation purposes and are granted full hospital visitation rights and the right to make medical decisions for a partner if he or she is unable to do so. Under the law, insurance companies are also obligated to offer coverage to domestic partners on the same terms as to heterosexual spouses. In addition, New Jersey recognizes similar unions legally performed in other jurisdictions.
See also: Domestic partnerships in New Jersey, Bisexual, Civil marriage in Taiwan, Civil union, Civil unions in Andorra, Civil unions in Austria, Civil unions in Belgium, Civil unions in Buenos Aires, Rio Negro
