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Dec 17 '08, 11:45
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Domestic partnership legislation
Although neither of the same-sex marriage bills was passed, the General Assembly did, however, establish a weak form of domestic partnership in Maryland by the passage of two pieces of legislation, Senate Bill (SB) 566 and SB 597. SB 566[1] includes 11 protections for domestic partners, including hospital visitation and the making of funeral arrangements for each other; SB 597[2] allows a domestic partner's name to be added or removed from the deed of a residence, without incurring a tax liability, as with married spouses.
According to the General Assembly's own summary of SB 597, domestic partners are defined in that state as adults (same-sex or different-sex) in "a relationship of mutual interdependence" who are not related by blood and who are not in a marriage, civil union, or domestic partnership with anyone else.[3] The law did not establish a domestic partnership registry, so couples may be required by officials or facilities to prove that their partnership exists by providing a sworn affidavit along with two other documents enumerated in the law, such as evidence of a joint mortgage, checking account, or insurance coverage, among others.[4]
The two bills were signed into law by Governor Martin O'Malley on May 22, and came into effect on July 1, 2008.[5] [6]
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