allow for shared property and court recognition of their relationships. Additionally sometimes adult adoption by gay couples creates a de jure domestic partnership in all 50 states. Domestic partnership initiatives Establish/expand Repeal/prohibit Similar legal status classifications Civil union Common-law marriage Same-sex marriage See also Diaz v. Brewer History of civil marriage in the United States LGBT rights in the United States Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States Same-sex marriage in the United States Same-sex unions in the United States References Domestic partnership Law of the United States