Marriage & Civil Unions
Couples who have a civil union will not have any of the protections or responsibilities federal law offers to married couples. Your marriage might be certified by a religious official in fantastic standing, but can also be certified by a non-religious officiant such as a judge or retired judge of a court of record, a judge of the Court of Claims, a county clerk in a county obtaining 2,000,000 or more residents (Cook County), or a public official whose powers incorporate solemnization of marriage.
If you have been in a civil union as of December 31, 2013, you and your companion may select to file as married filing jointly” or as married filing separately” when you prepare your 2013 Illinois Person Revenue Tax types, Neither civil union companion, even so, may file as single” or as head of household” on his or her 2013 Illinois tax return.
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