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2012 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
770. Domestic partnership.
770.001 Declaration of policy.

Universal Citation:
WI Stat § 770.001 (2012 through Act 45)
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770.001  Declaration of policy. The legislature finds that it is in the interests of the citizens of this state to establish and provide the parameters for a legal status of domestic partnership. The legislature further finds that the legal status of domestic partnership as established in this chapter is not substantially similar to that of marriage. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as inconsistent with or a violation of article XIII, section 13, of the Wisconsin Constitution.

History: 2009 a. 28.

This chapter does not violate not violate article XIII, section 13, of the Wisconsin Constitution, the marriage amendment. The "legal status" of a domestic partnership is not "substantially similar" to the legal status of marriage. Appling v. Doyle, 2013 WI App 3, ___ Wis. 2d ___, ___ N.W.2d ___, 11-1572.

Understanding Domestic Partnerships in Wisconsin. Sweet. Wis. Law. Nov. 2009.

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