New Hampshire Gay Marriage Commission Finally Begins Work

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Nearly a year after it was created, a state commission to study gay marriage and civil unions, is finally preparing to get down to work.

The commission was created last May as part of a law passed to forbid the recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages. In banning gay marriage, the legislature held open the possibility of creating civil unions, similar to those in neighboring Vermont.

The committee was asked to examine all state laws that would need to be rewritten -- including child custody and inheritance statutes -- should the state choose to allow civil unions.