Domestic partnership to marriage?

We just went through this with FH work. He put me on his insurance as a "domestic partner" (which, fot his company, just means you've lived together more than 6 months). They just said to call and tell them that we had been married once my last name was changed next year. So I don't think you'd have an issue. ETA: I'm in California, so I'm not sure if it's the same where you're at.

Thanks! I've seen so many different answers while searching the internet, so I think I just gave myself anxiety about it. I guess changing it for benefits isn't so much my issue as it is for the state to recognize the change legally, if that makes sense. Like I am allowed to marry my domestic partner, right or do I need to dissolve the domestic partnership first and then get married? I probably being silly and just over thinking this. :/

I’m in Ontario and we have common-laws here. FH and I are considered common-law because we have a child and live together. This affects our taxes, benefits, insurance, etc. Once we get married we just let the tax department know and that’s it, it won’t even affect our benefits.

Yes.

Massachusetts doesn't have common law. You're either single, in a domestic partnership or married or divorced, separated or widowed.

Unless things have changed MA does recognize common law marriages but you have to be living together for like 15 or 20 years, something like that, call each other spouse etc. ETA you just won't find it as an option when filling out forms and stuff, especially because it's not very common.

I'm not sure about your company...but I once listed someone as a domestic partner on my benefits and it was soooo much imputed tax! I removed they arse! lol *shrugs*

Oh but yes you will still be able to lol

A legal domestic partner and a domestic partner according to insurance are not the same thing. Does your insurance require you to be legal domestic partners (as in registered by your state)? Mine just has some rules for what qualifies as a domestic partner, but you don't actually have to register as legal domestic partners, which we wouldn't be able to do in my state anyway.

Also FYI putting someone as a domestic partner on your insurance will subject you to imputed income tax on the full cost of the insurance benefits.

At my job you can add someone as a domestic partner but boy are those premiums high. Be careful

I didn't know companies did that. Ima have to look into that

I added FH on mine 2 years ago (Illinois).

After we got engaged, I spoke with our benefits rep. Once we marry, I will have the 30 days to alter benefits and he will be eligible for benefits outside of health insurance (life insurance, short term disability, etc).

It is my understanding that The domestic partnership rider on health insurance is an aspect of ACA.

I'd ask your HR they might be able to tell you from a benefits perspective

This looks like the basic requirements for insurance purposes: https://www.bluecrossma.com/common/en_US/pdfs/AffadavitDomesticPartner.pdf

I don't think you'd necessarily have to fill this out, but this is all the information they care about for insurance purposes. You can still marry each other, but if you married someone else, the domestic partnership might be dissolved.

As to common-law, Massachusetts doesn't recognize it within the state. You can live with someone forever in Massachusetts and it will not be a common-law marriage. What they do recognize are common-law relationships that "count" under the laws of the state you were in at the time--so if you were common-law in Utah and moved to Mass, it'll be recognized. There are many states that no longer recognize common-law marriages unless they were started before a certain date though, and there are only maybe 3 states that recognize them from now on.