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To: epicure who wrote (72200)	8/11/2003 9:44:19 AM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 82486

<<According to the Vermont Civil Union Review Commissions January 2002 Report: The Commission concluded that the civil union law has had a minimal impact on the operations of state government. The implementation of the civil union law by state government was efficient and successful and did not require any additional staffing or funding. There has been little impact on the courts in Vermont at this time. There have been a total of 4,371 civil unions from July 1, 2000 through January 4, 2002. Eighty-seven (87) couples were residents of Connecticut. Most parties to a civil union, whether male or female, were between 35-39 years of age. Parties to a civil union tend to be of similar age. The average age difference between civil union partners is 5.7 years. Civil union partners tend to be highly educated, with 63% holding at least a four-year college degree. Between July 1, 2000 and December 31, 2001, the Family Courts issued only one civil union dissolution, the equivalent of a divorce in a marriage. The Commission noted that there are a number of benefits commonly available to married couples that may not be available to civil union couples by operation of federal law. The Commission found no basis to recommend changes to the law. >>