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 have chosen to share one another’s lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring.” In continues with Family Code Section 297(b), “A domestic partnership shall be established in California when both persons file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with the Secretary of State.”
If you have entered into a domestic partnership and now want to terminate that relationship, contact an experienced Orange County Family Law attorney who can help you take the necessary steps to terminate your relationship so that you can move on with your life.
