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VT LEG #371318 v.1 * * * Unemployment Insurance * * * Sec. 39. 21 V.S.A. § 1301 is amended to read: § 1301. DEFINITIONS The following words and phrases, as As used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: * * * (25) “Son,” “daughter,” and “child” include an individual’s biological child, foster child, adoptive child, stepchild, a child for whom the individual is listed as a parent on the child’s birth certificate, a legal ward of the individual, a child of the individual’s spouse, or a child that the individual has day-to-day responsibilities to care for and financially support. (26) “Spouse” includes an individual’s domestic partner or civil union partner. As used in this subdivision, “domestic partner” means another individual with whom an individual has an enduring domestic relationship of a spousal nature, provided that the individual and the individual’s domestic partner: (A) have shared a residence for at least six months; (B) are at least 18 years of age; (C) are not married to, in a civil union with, or considered the domestic partner of another individual; (D) are not related by blood closer than would bar marriage under State law; and