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A civil union is the civic definition of partnership. It confers the 'legal rights'. 'Marriage' is something cultural and religious. People can call themselves
by edblarney 10y ago
A civil union is the civic definition of partnership. It confers the 'legal rights'.
'Marriage' is something cultural and religious. People can call themselves married, or not, it's not legally relevant.
You go to City Hall to register your partnership.
You go to Church (or whatever) to get married.
- maxerickson 10y agoWhat jurisdiction are you describing? In the United States, they are legally different concepts, with marriage conferring more rights to the couple. Since Obergefell v. Hodges, civil unions are not really used.
- edblarney 10y agoSorry, I'm not describing a jurisdiction, rather explaining how I think it should be done. I guess I didn't make that clear as it was an appendage to my earlier comment. :)