For the purposes of this Agreement, the Employee and his or her partner shall be considered to be “same-sex domestic partners” if they are: 

unable to enter a legally binding marriage in Michigan because they are considered to be of the same sex; and 

are not legally married to another individual; and 

are not related to each other by blood in a manner that would bar marriage; and 

have registered or declared their Domestic Partnership in the manner authorized by a municipality or other government entity.   

For the purposes of beginning coverage of a same-sex domestic partner following the termination of a previously covered domestic partner, at least 90 days must be allowed to pass since the dissolution of a previous domestic partnership in the manner authorized by a municipality or other government entity.