The law gives domestic partners, with only one major exception, essentially the same rights and responsibilities as spouses under state law in a Nevada marriage. These include rights regarding children, property rights, inheritance rights, etc.
From your portal homepage select the Quick Actions button under My Tools and select Enroll/ Make Changes. Start the Marriage or Establish Domestic Partner event. The system will guide you through the process of adding your spouse or domestic partner.
Individuals wishing to register as domestic partners under Nevada's law must file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership form. This one-page form must be signed in the presence of a notary public; electronic notarization is acceptable.
You may qualify for a special enrollment (enrollment outside of the open enrollment period) if you have recently experienced a Qualifying Life Event (QLE). QLEs include, but are not limited to: Marriage, Birth or Adoption of a Child, Divorce, Move to a New Service Area, or Loss of Other Coverage.
Challenges to a Domestic Partnership in Nevada Tax Issues: Domestic partners are not allowed to file taxes jointly. Also, health insurance benefits extended by one partner's employer to the other partner may be considered taxable income.
The law gives domestic partners, with only one major exception, essentially the same rights and responsibilities as spouses under state law in a Nevada marriage. These include rights regarding children, property rights, inheritance rights, etc.
"Household" means an association of persons who live in the same home or dwelling and who are related by blood, adoption, marriage or domestic partnership.
A) Both persons have a common residence; b) Neither person is married or a member of another domestic partnership; c) The two persons are not related by blood in a way that would prevent them from being married to each other in the state of Nevada; d) Both persons are at least 18 years of age; and e) Both persons are ...
Individuals wishing to register as domestic partners under Nevada's law must file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership form. This one-page form must be signed in the presence of a notary public; electronic notarization is acceptable.
(One spouse might be held accountable for all the tax due—even if the other spouse earned all the income. If either spouse doesn't agree to file jointly, then both spouses must file separately.)