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State OK'd domestic partnerships in 2009
publication date: Dec 29, 2009
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author/source: Charles Davis/greenbaypressgazette.com
Same-sex couples in Wisconsin received the right to file for domestic partnership in August. That made the state the first to allow for domestic partnerships while also having a constitutional ban on same-sex marriages. The provision, part of the 2010-2012 state budget signed by Gov. Jim Doyle, included 43 of the more than 200 rights and benefits extended to married couples, including taking family and medical leave to care for a seriously ill partner, making end-of-life decisions and having hospital visitation rights. This marked a victory for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community after voters in 2006 approved an amendment to the state constitution stating marriage must be between a man and a woman. The Wisconsin Family Action challenged the law in July, arguing that it violated the referendum passed in 2006. The Wisconsin Supreme Court At least 59 same-sex couples in Brown County have registered for domestic partnership, compared with 62 couples in Outagamie County and 37 in Racine County. Statewide, 1,285 same-sex couples have filed for registry. |
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