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Civil Union

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Sections
46b-38aa to 46b-38oo

Definitions. Eligibility. Kindred prohibited from entering into civil union. Persons authorized to join persons in a civil union. Penalty for unauthorized joining of persons in a civil union. Failure or refusal to join persons in a civil union. License; period of validity; penalty for solemnization without license; validity of civil union ceremony. Application for license. Issuance of license to person under conservatorship. Issuance of license to minor prohibited. Civil union certificate; affidavit in lieu of certificate. Evidentiary weight of certificate or affidavit. Validity of civil union celebrated in foreign country. Equality of benefits, protections and responsibilities. Applicability of statutes to civil unions, civil union status and parties to a civil union.

Section
46b-38pp

Applicability of estate tax, gift tax and income tax to parties to a civil union.

Section
46b-38qq

Merger of civil union into marriage by action of the parties.

Section
46b-38rr

Merger of civil union into marriage by default. Exception.

Section
46b-38ss

Savings clause.

Section
46b-38tt

Dissolution, annulment or legal separation of civil union performed in foreign jurisdiction. Enforcement or modification of foreign matrimonial judgment.

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