Ties to Home country USA (Domestic partnership, Civil Union) [duplicate]

1. Is a civil union the same as domestic partnership?
2. Can you have two domestic partners?
3. What happens when a domestic partnership ends?
4. Does federal law recognize domestic partnerships?

Is a civil union the same as domestic partnership?

Similar to civil unions, domestic partnerships are a form of relationship that gives limited state rights to both same-sex and opposite-sex couples who live together but wish to remain unmarried or whose marriage is prohibited by law.

Can you have two domestic partners?

California created the first state-level domestic partnership in the United States in 1999. Effective from January 1, 2020, domestic partnerships will be legally available to all couples consisting of any two people, regardless of gender over 18 years old.

What happens when a domestic partnership ends?

During termination proceedings, the court may divide the couple's assets, award child custody, and order one partner to pay child support or alimony to the other partner. Once the domestic partnership is dissolved, the parties are free to marry or enter into a domestic partnership with another person.

Does federal law recognize domestic partnerships?

Same-sex couples — except for those older than 62 — still had just one option: marriage. ... Other couples, Wiener said, might prefer domestic partnerships for financial reasons. California law treats domestic partners and married people the same for tax purposes. But federal law does not recognize domestic partners.