Civil unions are recognized at the state level and may not be recognized outside the state where they were granted, affecting rights like making health decisions.

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Civil Unions

Question 36

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Civil unions:

A) are legal in all 50 states
B) allow a couple to file joint federal and state tax returns
C) allow partners to make unlimited tax-free property transfers and gifts to each other as if they were a married couple, regardless of the size of the gift
D) allow partners to make health decisions for an incompetent or disabled person only in the state where the civil union was granted
E) are a public recognition of a relationship that is equivalent to marriage and offer the same rights and privileges

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