Talk:Domestic partnership in Oregon

Differences in rights?
Does anyone know, or can anyone list, which rights are NOT afforded to same-sex couples registering as domestic partners, versus married couples, i.e. the differences between the two unions? And can there be a link to the actual statute? —Preceding unsigned comment added by LegalTech (talk • contribs) 06:57, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

move?
It looks like a bill is going to be signed this week that will create a domestic partnership status in Oregon ... this article should probably be moved to Domestic partnership in Oregon, yes? --Jfruh (talk) 16:58, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

new title?
Jfruh, I agree with you wholeheartedly. It doesn't look like there's a separate article entitled "Domestic Partnerships in Oregon" anymore. Perhaps the title of this article should be changed?

As it stands now, the title of this article is incorrect and misleading. Currently, there is no such thing as an Oregon civil union. Whether you could have a VT, CT, NJ, or NH civil union recognized in OR is a whole other question, but a civil union that was entered into in OR does not exist. Civil unions, according to their current incarnation in the aforementioned four jurisdictions, are supposed to act as an analog to marriage. They require the same procedures and grant the same benefits as marriages. The legal recognition afforded to same-sex couples in Oregon (here's the link) is different in a number of ways. Most notably:

1. The legislation specifically refers to these contracts as domestic partnerships and not civil unions or marriage.

2. There is no ceremony requirement. Case law and statute are very clear on this matter; a marriage or civil union must have a ceremony to be valid.

3. The decision by the legislature to limit of the scope of recognition only within the confines of Oregon is a stark contrast to the recognition enjoyed by marriages and civil unions, which are presumed valid in a jurisdiction other than that where the marriage/civil union was entered into (obviously, a discussion of the federal and state DOMA statutes is merited on this point, but is ancillary to the issue at hand in this article).

I think for accuracy's sake, the words "civil unions" should be removed from this article title soon. As for what the article's new title should be, I think "Domestic partnerships in Oregon" is great. I certainly think a mention of the fact that the legislature purposefully named these relationships domestic partnerships (so as to avoid any potential conflicts with the current 'man/woman only' definition of marriage in the state) is warranted. Thoughts?Ronnotronald 14:04, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Partnership/partnership
Ugh ... to match Wikipedia style and the other articles on ths topic, the the title of this page ought to be "Domestic partnership in Oregon", with a small "p", not "Partnership", capital "P", as it is now. Unfortunately, the small "p" version of the page already exists as a redirect, so I have no idea how to fix it. I'm going to enquire at the help desk about it ... --Jfruh (talk) 14:24, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Moved the article over the redirect; please check Special:Whatlinkshere/Domestic Partnerships in Oregon at your leisure to take care of any remaining redirects. -- nae'blis 18:48, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Assessment
Though this article has a fair amount of info, most of it comes from another article summarized here. Increaseing the breadth of the article will get it to a B class. Need to convert to inline citations for further improvement. Aboutmovies 16:04, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Why is this included in HB 2839 when it's unrelated (directly)?
Section 5a. Policy regarding marriage. It is the policy of Oregon, and its political subdivisions, that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or legally recognized as a marriage. [Created through initiative petition filed March 2, 2004, and adopted by the people Nov. 2, 2004]

If anything it should be under "history" of the domestic partnership law if at all. If isn't related to a new bill that would change the original domestic partnership law. Can we please clean up this section and maybe add the part where it got final bill approval when signed by the govenor on 6/25/09

http://gov.oregonlive.com/bill/HB2839/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.115.27.227 (talk) 14:31, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Differences in the legislation
Oregon's domestic partnership law is no longer similar to that in Washington, considering same-sex marriage is now legal in the state of Washington. Someone with knowledge of this should amend. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LegalTech (talk • contribs) 14:58, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

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