 The legal status provides only limited rights primarily to economic protection for joint ownership of the common home and household goods, though also other benefits and obligations.Subsidized assisted reproduction, for example, is available to such couples and also requires the partner's consent.Many of the limitations of this protection, however, were stark for same-sex couples before the recognition of same-sex marriage and registered partnerships, as they did not have options for greater protection through a more robust, legally protected status.