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	Domestic partnerships in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Domestic partnerships in California exist for same-sex couples, and for opposite-sex couples in which one person is above the age of 62.
		The California domestic partner law was signed in 2003 and took effect in 2005.
		Domestic partnerships in New Jersey exist for same-sex couples, and for opposite-sex couples in which one person is above the age of 62.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Domestic_partnerships_in_the_United_States (353 words)

	USATODAY.com - California domestic partner law signed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		California already had strong domestic-partner laws, but the bill was designed to close the legal gap, to the extent possible under federal law, between homosexual and heterosexual couples.
		The law also prevents courts from forcing a domestic partner to testify against the other partner in a trial, while requiring greater legal responsibilities, such as covering a partner's debts.
		In 1999, California became the first state in the country to allow gay and lesbian couples, as well as elderly heterosexual couples, to register as domestic partners.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2003-09-20-calif-domestic-law_x.htm (558 words)

	Campaign for Children and Families: Friday, November 11, 2005
		California's new domestic partner law, which gave thousands of gay and lesbian couples most of the rights of spouses under state law, survived a legal challenge Wednesday when the state Supreme Court denied a hearing to conservative religious groups seeking to overturn it.
		California established a registry for domestic partners -- either same- sex couples or opposite-sex couples over 62 -- in 1999 and expanded it to become the most far-reaching such law in the nation.
		Opponents of same-sex marriage argued that the domestic partner law was the equivalent of marriage and thus violated Proposition 22, a ballot measure in 2000 that outlawed same-sex marriage in California.
	www.savecalifornia.com /getpluggedin/sfchron_063005.php (674 words)

	California domestic partner law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The California domestic partner law makes large state contracts contingent on offering employees the same benefits for their domestic partners as for spouses.
		It was signed by Gov. Gray Davis in October 2003, one week after losing a recall election but did not take effect until January 1, 2005.
		According to Geoff Kors, an advocate of the law, no other US state has a similar law.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/California_domestic_partner_law (113 words)

	Campaign for California Families: Media Room - In The News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		SACRAMENTO - California's domestic partner law, which gives registered partners many of the same rights and protections of marriage, does not conflict with a voter-approved initiative that defined marriage as between a man and a woman, a state appeals court held Monday.
		The law, which was signed in 2003 by former Gov. Gray Davis and went into effect Jan. 1, represents the nation's most sweeping recognition of domestic partner rights after Vermont's recognition of civil unions for gay couples.
		Marriage and domestic partnerships are not the same, as illustrated in the different rights accorded and the process of entering or ending those relationships, the court said.
	www.ccfcalifornia.com /media/article/A050404A.htm (732 words)

	Repeal effort begins for gay partners law -- Queer Lesbian Gay News -- Gay.com
		California's landmark domestic partner law is under attack yet again, this time by a repeal initiative that was cleared for the petition process by the secretary of state's office on Thursday.
		Signed into law by Gov. Gray Davis on Sept. 19, the domestic partner bill expanded the benefits of the state domestic partner registry to include nearly all the rights and responsibilities of civil marriage.
		The law was immediately targeted by two lawsuits, both of which claim that its provisions violate the state law against recognition of same-sex marriage, which was passed by voters in March of 2000.
	www.gay.com /news/article.html?2003/10/03/2 (440 words)

	California Enacts Sweeping New Domestic Partner Law for 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Under AB 205, registered domestic partners are now entitled to the same legal treatment as spouses in most areas of state law: Community property laws apply, and a lower-earning partner will have the right to seek support from the higher earner after a breakup.
		Partners will be responsible for each other's debts, and in most circumstances will have to use the court system to terminate their partnership, rather than simply filing a termination notice.
		Domestic partners are not entitled to their partners' Social Security benefits or to any other federal benefits that married couples get.
	www.nolo.com /support/detail.cfm/ObjectID/5F8413D8-61FC-417A-B2F09CDC406ABB2F (431 words)

	Court upholds groundbreaking California DP law \| News \| Advocate.com
		California's new domestic-partner law, which gives registered partners many of the same rights and protections of marriage, does not conflict with a voter-approved initiative that defined marriage as a union of a man and a woman, a state appeals court ruled Monday.
		The law, which was signed in 2003 by former governor Gray Davis and went into effect January 1, represents the nation's most sweeping recognition of domestic-partner rights after Vermont's recognition of civil unions for gay couples.
		The Campaign for California Families, along with the late state senator Pete Knight, challenged the law, saying it undermines Proposition 22, the 2000 initiative that defined marriage as a union of a man and a woman.
	www.advocate.com /news_detail_ektid15315.asp (625 words)

	AB 19 fact sheet ♥ Marriage Equality California (MECA)
		California law currently provides registered domestic partners with a significant number of legal rights, benefits, responsibilities, duties, and obligations available to married couples.
		California Family Code Section 308 states the general rule that a marriage contracted in another state that is valid under that state’s law will be recognized as valid in California.
		Proponents of Proposition 22 themselves acknowledged that the initiative was merely meant to “close a loophole” between California’s marriage law and the law of other jurisdictions that were considering proposals to permit same-sex marriage.
	www.marriageequalityca.org /politics/legislation/ca/ab19/index.php (680 words)

	Assembly OKs domestic partner bill / Senate approval expected, governor's signature uncertain
		Opponents said increasing that the rights of partners undercut the institution of marriage and that the rights conferred by the bill already were available to same-sex couples.
		Passed on a party-line vote of 43 to 29 in the 80-member Assembly, the bill was opposed by Republicans, who argued that domestic partners could avail themselves of most of the rights granted in the bill through existing law.
		California's first domestic partner law was signed by Davis in 1999, after he asked lawmakers to water it down.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2001/06/07/MN233586.DTL&type=printable (598 words)

	HRC \| California Marriage/Relationship Recognition Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		California has passed three pieces of legislation that provide rights and responsibilities to registered domestic partners (same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples over the age of 62 are eligible to register).
		Assembly Bill 26 passed in 1999 established the statewide domestic partner registry and conferred a handful of rights which included hospital visitation and the right of state and local employers the ability to offer health care coverage to the domestic partners of their employees.
		This state law, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, was championed by the late state Sen. Pete Knight, R-Palmdale, and passed by voters in 2000.
	www.hrc.org /Template.cfm?Section=Home&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=21654 (1406 words)

	Laws In California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		California Western was originally chartered in 1924 as a private graduate institution called Balboa Law College, the first law school in San Diego.
		In 1973, the law school relocated from its Point Loma location to the first of its three downtown campus buildings at 350 Cedar St. In 1975, California Western ended its affiliation with USIU and became an independent law school.
		In 1993, the law school opened a new administrative and campus center, housing faculty and administration offices, including student affairs and financial aid.
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/113/laws-in-california.html (772 words)

	California court weighs club memberships for lesbian partners \| News \| Advocate.com
		Two days after it considered the adoption rights of lesbian partners in several cases from around the state, the California supreme court heard arguments on whether private country clubs can refuse spousal discounts to lesbians who by law cannot marry.
		Club attorney Jeremy Rosen told the justices that despite California's 2005 domestic-partner law nearly guaranteeing same-sex couples the same legal footing as married couples, the country club is not unlawfully discriminating against the pair.
		That dispute is headed to the appellate courts and concerns a trial judge's decision declaring unconstitutional California's ban on gay and lesbian marriage.
	www.advocate.com /news_detail.asp?id=17313 (521 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Justices uphold California domestic partner law
		The domestic partner law, which was signed in 2003 by former Gov. Gray Davis and took effect Jan. 1, represents the nation's most comprehensive recognition of gay and lesbian domestic rights after Vermont's recognition of civil unions.
		The Campaign for California Families, along with the late Sen. Pete Knight, originally challenged the law, saying it undermines Proposition 22 – the 2000 initiative that defined marriage as between a man and a woman.
		By 1999, California had already begun allowing same-sex couples or couples over 62 years old to register as domestic partners, and Proposition 22 didn't express "an intent to repeal our state's then-existing domestic partners law" or ban future legislation regarding domestic partners, the appeals court held.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20050629-1406-ca-domesticpartnerslaw.html (542 words)

	California's Supreme Court Lets Domestic Partner Law Stand: From The Tampa Tribune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The domestic partner law, signed in 2003 by then-Gov. Gray Davis, represents the nation's most comprehensive recognition of gay domestic rights, short of the legalization of gay marriage in Massachusetts and civil unions in Vermont and Connecticut.
		The Campaign for California Families, along with then-state Sen. Pete Knight, challenged the law, saying it undermines Proposition 22 - the 2000 initiative that defined marriage as between a man and a woman.
		``Certainly, this reflects the importance of the people of California rising up to ensure that their vote in 2000 is counted and not overlooked by the courts,'' said Robert Tyler, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, another group that had asked the justices to overturn the law.
	www.tampatrib.com /News/MGB7MMTHKAE.html (329 words)

	News Story: California Domestic Partner Law Ruled Valid
		The law, which is slated to go into effect January 1, 2005 was passed by the Legislature last year and signed into law by then-Gov. Gray Davis last year (story).
		McMaster said that although the new domestic partnership law provides many new rights and responsibilities to registered domestic partners, thosec partnerships are still not the same as or equal to marriage.
		When it goes into effect the law will provide registered domestic partners in California with many additional basic protections and responsibilities including: community property, mutual responsibility for debt, parenting rights and obligations such as custody and support, and the ability to claim a partner's body after death.
	www.connexion.org /newsstory.cfm?id=987 (529 words)

	Gay News From 365Gay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Posted: August 25, 2004 12:01 am ET (Sacramento, California) A law granting same-sex couples nearly identical legal rights and responsibilities as married spouses hangs in the balance after a Superior Court judge heard arguments Tuesday on whether the measure should be upheld or overturned.
		But supporters of the new measure, passed by the Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Gray Davis last year (story), said there was nothing in the language of the voter-approved mandate to prevent the state from conferring spousal benefits on the 26,000 gay couples who have registered as domestic partners.
		David Codell, an attorney representing Equality California, the state's largest gay rights lobbying group, noted that during the year since the new law was passed, domestic partnerships benefits have become widely accepted as a compromise position now that gay couples are legally marrying in Massachusetts.
	www.365gay.com /newscon04/08/082504calPartner.htm (797 words)

	CNN.com - San Francisco weds gay couples - Feb. 12, 2004
		In an open challenge to California law, city authorities performed at least 15 same-sex weddings Thursday and issued about a dozen more marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.
		The weddings violate a ballot measure California voters approved in 2000 that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
		That law expands the rights of gay couples in areas ranging from health coverage and parental status to property ownership and funeral arrangements.
	www.cnn.com /2004/LAW/02/12/gay.marriage.california.ap (722 words)

	morons.org - Legal Strategy Revealed by Challenge to New California Domestic Partner Law
		California Republican state senator Pete Knight has announced that he will challenge California's new domestic partner law in court.
		Knight says, violates California's Proposition 22, which states, "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." Mr.
		But the new domestic partner benefits are also legislation passed by the elected representatives.
	web.morons.org /article.jsp?sectionid=8&id=3974 (1796 words)

	gfn.com - Daily News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The right-wing campaign seeking to overturn California's landmark domestic partner law with a ballot referendum has suffered a major setback by failing to submit the necessary signatures in time to qualify for the March ballot.
		The failure to submit the names this week was heralded by the civil rights group Equality for California Families as an indication Californians are not ready to roll back the clock on protections for gay families.
		The hate group, Campaign for California Families, which lobbies against gay marriage and adoption, noted Knight and Haynes "have dropped their plans for a statewide ballot referendum to reverse AB 205." However, both Knight and the organization are relying on separate lawsuits seeking preliminary injunctions against the law's implementation.
	www.gfn.com /news/story.phtml?sid=14860 (246 words)

	Partners Task Force - California: Registration
		On June 29, 2005, the domestic partner law legal challenge came to a halt when the state Supreme Court denied a hearing to right-wing, conservative, religious groups that had sought to overturn the law.
		Under the expanded law, same-sex couples have many of the same state rights and responsibilities as legally married couples, including community property rights and obligations, child custody rights, the right to child support and alimony, extended family leave benefits and mutual responsibility for debts.
		Likewise, the dependent children of registered domestic partners are generally treated like the dependent children of married couples for state aid.
	www.buddybuddy.com /d-p-cali.html (1797 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Justices uphold California domestic partner law
		Wednesday's ruling by California's six participating justices, the final arbitrators of state law, upheld an April decision by the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento, which had ruled Proposition 22's language is clearly limited to "marriage."
		By 1999, California had already begun allowing same-sex couples or couples older than 62 years old to register as domestic partners, and Proposition 22 didn't express "an intent to repeal our state's then-existing domestic partners law" or ban future legislation regarding domestic partners, the appeals court held.
		Proposed ballot measures banning gay marriage and domestic partner benefits were received last month by Lockyer's office, and are awaiting the attorney general to craft a ballot title and summary.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20050630-0015-ca-domesticpartnerslaw.html (688 words)

	Gay News From 365Gay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The law expands legislation passed in 1999 that allowed California gay and lesbian couples to register as domestic partners.
		The Domestic Partners Rights and Responsibility Act is considered by most LGBT civil rights advocates as a stopgap measure until the right to marry is granted in California.
		Lawyers for the two groups sought to have the law declared illegal, claiming it violates the spirit and intent of a 2000 ballot initiative approved by voters that holds California will only recognize unions between a man and a woman as valid.
	www.365gay.com /newscon04/12/122704calPartner.htm (467 words)

	Boston.com / News / Nation / California domestic partner law signed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		SAN FRANCISCO -- Gov. Gray Davis signed a domestic partner bill Friday granting same-sex couples nearly all the rights and responsibilities of married spouses.
		The delay in implementing the law -- until January 1, 2005 -- gives couples who don't want the new rights and responsibilities time to opt out by withdrawing their registration as domestic partners.
		Knight, a Republican, wrote a 2000 ballot initiative approved by 61 percent of voters that said "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in the state of California."
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2003/09/20/california_domestic_partner_law_signed (479 words)

	AVN :: Articles - California Court Upholds Domestic Partner Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A California law granting domestic partners nearly identical legal rights as married couples does not conflict with a voter-approved ban on gay marriage, a state appeals court ruled.
		According to an Associated Press report, California's domestic partner law represents the nation's most sweeping recognition of domestic partner rights short of Massachusetts, where gay marriage is legalized, and Vermont, which recognizes civil unions for gay couples.
		The 3rd District Court of Appeal said Monday that the law did not undermine Proposition 22, the 2000 initiative that defined marriage as between a man and a woman, the report said.
	www.avn.com /index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=222148 (145 words)

	lexisONE(R) California Court Protects Kids Of Gay Couples (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The decision comes a month after the justices ruled that a California domestic partner law grants gays and lesbians who register with the state many of the same rights as married couples, but does not allow them to marry.
		In the other cases, an El Dorado County woman was ordered to pay child support for her former lesbian partner's biological children, and a woman from Los Angeles was told she could not legally terminate the parental rights of her former lesbian lover, years after obtaining a court order stipulating both were parents.
		In a sign of the broad acceptance same-sex parents have in California, the state attorney general's office supported the women who had asked the justices for an updated interpretation of the state's parental rights laws.
	www.lexisone.com /news/ap/ap082305a.html (497 words)

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