Being involved in a domestic partnership is much like being married, and will apply to those who are un-married but live together. Today, many domestic partnerships are formed by same-sex individuals who live in a state that banned same-sex marriage. In California, domestic partners receive the same benefits and protections as married couples, even though… Continue reading →
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Benefits of a Domestic Partnership in California
Domestic partnerships are unmarried couples who live together and seek economic and noneconomic benefits similar to those granted to married couples. Domestic partnerships first came into play in the 1980s, when alternative families sought recognition for their own partnerships and families. Advocates pointed out that approximately 10 percent of American families consisted of a working… Continue reading →
A Domestic Partnership Registration
The June 26, 2013, United States Supreme Court ruling in Hollingsworth v. Perry (regarding Proposition 8 of 2008, which sought to prohibit same-sex marriage in California) did not invalidate or change any of the California Family Code related to registered domestic partners. Domestic partnership registrations are different from marriage licenses. The California Secretary of State’s… Continue reading →
Dissolution Of Domestic Partnership
A domestic partnership is a legal relationship between two individuals who live together and share a common domestic life, but are not joined by marriage or a civil union. In California, it is almost equivalent to marriage. If the couple has a registered domestic partnership and they want to dissolve it, they need to file… Continue reading →
Same sex marriage
The areas of domestic partnership and same sex marriage could not escape the recent modification of California’s legal codes. Specifically, registration and dissolution were affected by the new legislation known as SB 651. This new law amended two family law sections and added two more to remove the requirement that domestic partners have a common… Continue reading →
California law and domestic partnership
A domestic partnership is a personal relationship between the same or different sexes who are living together and share a common domestic life. At least one party is at least 62 years old. California Family Code Section 297(a) states, “Domestic partners are two adults who have chosen to share one another’s lives in an intimate… Continue reading →
Terminating a domestic partnership
A California domestic partnership is a legal relationship available to same-sex couples. It is also available to opposite-sex couples in which at least one party is 62 years old. It gives the couple the same rights, benefits, responsibilities, obligations, and protections as married couples. Family Code Section 297(a) states, “Domestic partners are two adults who… Continue reading →
Domestic partners
Are you and your domestic partner calling it quits? If you and your partner are registered as domestic partners in the State of California, you have certain rights and responsibilities. The end of your relationship will be dissolved in court – the same way as a typical marital divorce action is resolved. All issues normally… Continue reading →
California domestic partnerships
A domestic partnership is a legal relationship available to same-sex couples. It gives the couple the same rights, benefits, responsibilities, obligations and duties under the law as married spouses have. According to California Family Code Section 297(a), “Domestic partners are two adults who have chosen to share one another’s lives in an intimate and committed… Continue reading →
Same-sex couples
A domestic partnership in California is a legal relationship available to same-sex couples. In addition, it is available to certain opposite-sex couples in which one person is at least 62 years old. The couple is given the same rights, benefits, responsibilities and protection as married spouses. According to California Family Code Section 297 a domestic… Continue reading →
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