Nevada Recognizes Domestic Partnerships

A new law in Nevada, effective on Oct. 1, 2009, allows same-sex and opposite-sex couples to enter into a domestic partnership.  For a fee, couples can sign a contract that essentially gives the couple the same rights and responsibilities as a married couple. 

Nevada’s Governor initially vetoed the bill, but the Nevada Assembly voted to override the governor’s veto.

See UPI, Domestic Partnerships to be law in Nevada, June 1, 2009; see also 2009 Sess. Laws of Nev. Ch. 393.