Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel October 16, 2007 (Whether the Defense of Marriage Act Precludes the Nonbiological Child of a Member of a Vermont Civil Union From Qualifying for Child's Insurance Benefits Under the Social Security Act)

Whether the Defense of Marriage Act Precludes the

Nonbiological Child of a Member of a Vermont Civil

Union From Qualifying for Child’s Insurance

Benefits Under the Social Security Act

The Defense of Marriage Act would not prevent the non-biological child of a partner in a Vermont civil

union from receiving child’s insurance benefits under the Social Security Act.