A “civil union” refers to the legal status that allows same-sex couples specific rights and responsibilities normally conferred upon married couples. Although a civil union resembles a ...

In these cases, the property is divided under the state’s rules as if the couple were formally married. A civil union (sometimes called a “domestic partnership”) is not a marriage or a ...

Kiah Duggins, 30, graduated from East High and Wichita State University before going on to earn her law degree from Harvard Law School.

Iraq's parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that ...

"Neither of us ever envisaged getting married -- it wasn't something we ... they do not qualify for the country's PACS - a civil union contract giving similar, but not entirely the same, rights ...