In a little more than a decade, domestic partner benefits have gone from virtually nonexistent to the predominant plan among the largest U.S. employers. Some employers are reticent to add health insurance and other benefits for unmarried partners for fear it would cause overall benefits costs to skyrocket. While the history of domestic partner benefits is relatively short, studies and anecdotal data have shown they have little impact on overall costs while potentially making companies more competitive.
A growing number of large companies and even some state governments have extended health insurance coverage to the domestic partners of their unmarried employers. These benefits enable domestic partnerships, such as same-sex co...
Domestic partnerships give many of the same rights of marriage--including visitation, inheritance and the ability to make health care decisions--to couples who may not have the ability to marry. Some states also allow elderly c...
Employee compensation structures extend health insurance, dental care, and other forms of remuneration to the employee's spouse and dependent children. Domestic partners of employees and their children are eligible to receive t...
The rights of a domestic partner, as well as the qualifications for domestic partnership, vary state by state in the U.S. There are no federal regulations regarding this matter. In general, states require a couple seeking domes...
When you encounter problems with your domestic partner, from emotional to even physical abuse, you may wonder what steps to take to evict or remove him from your home. Because of the nature of your relationship, a proceeding un...
Domestic partner seems to be a term that has always conveyed a certain stigma. Originally applied to those cohabitating outside of marriage, it has more recently been identified with homosexual couples who are prohibited from m...
Extracting yourself from a relationship with a violent domestic partner represents a complex and sometimes even dangerous endeavor, according to "The Domestic Violence Sourcebook" by Dawn Bradley Berry. The best way to leave a ...
Unwed couples, whether living together or separately, often face legal issues very similar to those married couples face. Typically, you and you partner have only come into question your rights at the end of the relationship, w...
