| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Civil Unions Permitted in DE and HI As of January 1 , 2012, same sex couples can legally enter into same-sex civil unions in Delaware and Hawaii and attain some of the same benefits enjoyed by married couples, such as the right to visit a partner in the hospital and make decisions about the partner's medical care and the right to joint bank accounts and property transfers.
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