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Hawaii's reciprocal beneficiary status is recognized by other jurisdictions as being notably weaker than other same-sex union laws. The state of New Jersey, for example, recognizes reciprocal beneficiary status as equivalent only to domestic partnerships, not civil unions in New Jersey.
Benefits include visitation rights in hospitals and correctional facilities equal to those given to a spouse. A domestic partner, who is also the parent or legal guardian of a child, may file a form at or send a letter to the child's school to indicate that the parent's domestic partner shall have access to the child's records.
In the United States, domestic partnership is a city-, county-, state-, ... Hawaii. Reciprocal beneficiary registration was enacted in 1997. The law took effect on ...
Hawaii uses a different term — “reciprocal beneficiaries” — rather than domestic partners. Meanwhile, five states — Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Vermont and New Jersey — allow for civil ...
Since Hawaii enacted same-sex marriage in November 2013, civil unions remain an option for both opposite-sex and same-sex couples to access, making Hawaii one of only four states (Colorado, Illinois and New Jersey being the other three; several other states also recognize domestic partnerships providing many of the benefits of marriage) to ...
A new study by the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence aims to raise awareness of the prevalence of intimate-partner violence in Hawaii and the hurdles to seeking help that survivors ...
Domestic partners registered with the California city they live in don’t have the same rights provided by the state. The Declaration of Domestic Partnership form is available on the state’s ...
A domestic partnership is an intimate relationship between people, usually couples, ... Hawaii. Reciprocal beneficiary registration was enacted in 1997. The law took ...