Title 31, Family

[§572B-3] Civil unions void; when. A civil union shall be void between the following persons: parent and child, grandparent and grandchild, two siblings, aunt and nephew, aunt and niece, uncle and nephew, uncle and niece, and persons who stand in relation to each other as ancesto…

§572B-4 Solemnization; license to perform; refusal to join persons in a civil union. (a) A civil union shall become valid only upon completion of a solemnization by a person licensed in accordance with this section. (b) Any judge or retired judge, including a federal judge or jud…

[§572B-4.5] Rights held by reciprocal beneficiaries who enter into a civil union. (a) If two reciprocal beneficiaries enter into a civil union with each other, the rights, benefits, protections, or responsibilities created by the reciprocal beneficiary relationship shall be conti…

§572B-5 Applicants for civil union; license required; limitations. (a) No persons may be joined in a civil union in this State unless both partners have: (b) The license, when certified by the agent, is sufficient authority for any person authorized to perform a civil union solem…

§572B-6 Application for license for persons who wish to enter into a civil union; fee. (a) No license for a civil union shall be issued by an agent until both applicants have appeared in-person or by synchronous online access, as authorized by the department of health in rules ad…

[§572B-7] Persons under control of conservator or guardian. (a) No civil union license may be issued to any applicant under the supervision or control of a conservator or guardian, appointed in accordance with chapter 560, unless the written consent of the conservator or guardian…

§572B-8 Record of solemnization; reported by whom; affidavit; evidentiary weight of certificate or affidavit. (a) Each person who solemnizes a civil union shall certify upon the civil union license certificate all the facts required to be stated in a standard certificate of civil…

[§572B-9] Benefits, protections, and responsibilities. Partners to a civil union lawfully entered into pursuant to this chapter shall have all the same rights, benefits, protections, and responsibilities under law, whether derived from statutes, administrative rules, court decisi…

§572B-9.5 Religious organizations; exemption under certain circumstances. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a religious organization or nonprofit organization operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious organization shall not be required to provide goods, …