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	Get Busy. Get Equal.: The Ins and Outs of California Domestic Partnerships
		California has created a domestic partnership system so that same-sex couples can receive legal protections for their relationships similar to those that opposite-sex couples receive when they marry.
		Domestic Partners cannot file joint state income taxes and state employees are not entitled to the same benefits under the states long-term care benefits package.
		California would treat the Vermont civil union the same as a domestic partnership, which would bar you from entering into another domestic partnership before ending the earlier one.
	www.aclu.org /getequal/rela/california.html (2255 words)

	California Courts: Self-Help Center: Families & Children: Family Law Overview: Ending A Domestic Partnership - Divorce, ...
		Domestic partners are "two adults who have chosen to share one another's lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring." The following discussion is for people who have registered their domestic partnership with the California Secretary of State or the equivalent in another state (such as a civil union in Vermont).
		Domestic partners have a special form to start their case for dissolution, legal separation or annulment of their domestic partnership.
		If couples have become domestic partners (or their equivalent) in other states, they can file in California to end their domestic partnership if at least one of them is living in California.
	www.courtinfo.ca.gov /selfhelp/family/overview/endingdp.htm (835 words)

	AB205 and Same Sex Marriage: What Do We Do Now?
		The California State domestic partner registry was originally instituted in the year 2000, with relatively scant benefits for registered California domestic partners, such as hospital visitation and some benefits for public employees.
		Bear in mind that domestic partnership and marital agreements are, from a legal perspective, easier and less expensive to draft before the domestic partnership or marriage registration, or, in the case of currently registered California domestic partners, before January 1, 2005.
		California domestic partnership registration, in its current or new form, is not a sufficient replacement for proper and updated estate planning to deal with property control and succession issues.
	castroonline.com /spectrum/0504/AB205.html (3102 words)

	Domestic partnership in California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		California domestic partnership was the first registry for same-sex couples in the United States to be created by a legislature not mandated to do so by a court.
		In practical effect, of course, the legal rights and duties of California domestic partners are greatly inferior to those of opposite-sex spouses for the simple reason that the vast array of federal rights and responsibilities are still unavailable under federal law to same-sex couples and other unmarried partners.
		There are no children of the relationship of the parties born before or after registration of the domestic partnership or adopted by the parties after registration of the domestic partnership, and neither of the domestic partners, to their knowledge, is pregnant.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Domestic_partnerships_in_California (2530 words)

	Jones Day - Publications - 2004 California Employment Law Legislative Update
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	Domestic Partner - Frequently Asked Questions
		Upon termination of a domestic partnership, at least one former partner must complete a Notice of Termination of Domestic Partnership form and send it to the California Secretary of State by certified mail and to the last known address of the other partner.
		The domestic partnership is not considered terminated until a Notice of Termination of Domestic Partnership is filed with the California Secretary of State (see CA Family Code Section 299).
		The domestic partnership is not considered terminated until a Notice of Termination of Domestic Partnership is filed with California’s Secretary of State.
	www.calstrs.com /Help/faqs/DomesticPartnerfaqs.aspx (2493 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		If a dependent student's custodial parent is in a Domestic Partnership, then the parent's partner would be treated as a spouse and their combined income and assets would be considered, as in the case of married couples.
		In addition, a student in a Domestic Partnership (or one whose custodial parent is in a Domestic Partnership) should report its existence as well as information on the partner's income, assets and student status to CSAC using the reporting form available on their website at http://www.csac.ca.gov/doc.asp?id=1149.
		To establish that a Domestic partnership exists, a student must produce either the Declaration of Domestic Partnership that was filed with the California Secretary of State's office or a copy of the Certification of Domestic Partnership issued by the California Secretary of State's office.
	fao.ucsd.edu /news_AB205.htm (1670 words)

	Gould-Saltman Law Offices, LLP \| Practice Area Descriptions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Domestic Partnerships: Domestic partnership is a legal relationship which, in California, carries some, but not all the legal rights and obligations of marriage.
		California registered domestic partnership law does not govern other states, does not change Federal law, and it is not clear to what extent other states will recognize California domestic partnerships.
		Termination of Domestic Partnerships: Similar to "divorce" for those parties who have domestic partnerships but who were not married to each other.
	www.california-family-law.com /practice.html (444 words)

	California Secretary of State - Domestic Partners Registry - Frequently Asked Questions
		The eligibility criteria for registration of a domestic partnership was set by the California State Legislature and signed by the Governor in 1999.
		Terminating a California Registered Domestic Partnership brochure and filing a Notice of Termination of Domestic Partnership with the California Secretary of State.
		We suggest that copies of name change documents be kept with your copy of your Declaration of Domestic Partnership in case you or your partner need to show proof you and your partner are the same individuals who filed the declaration.
	www.ss.ca.gov /dpregistry/dp_faqs.htm (1401 words)

	California Tax Service Center - Limited Partnerships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Domestic partnerships that do not register with the Secretary of State are not limited partnerships.
		California does not require a new limited partnership with a short accounting period of 15 days or less during their initial year to file or pay the annual tax for the year.
		The federal provisions allow partnerships with 10 or fewer partners (all partners must be domestic, individual partners) to avoid being treated as a partnership for tax purposes.
	www.taxes.ca.gov /limitedpartbus.html (952 words)

	California Dissolution of Marriage Lawyer, Los Angeles County Divorce & Family Law Attorney
		California families affected by a divorce, child custody battles, or other domestic disputes have come to appreciate our ability to efficiently resolve complicated legal problems.
		Firm founder Laurence B. Donoghue has over 30 years of experience in California dissolution of marriage and no fault divorce, California separation law, California domestic partnerships law, child support, child custody and parenting time (visitation), spousal support and property division, and many other areas of family law.
		Domestic Partnerships - Any California couple in a committed lesbian or gay relationship, or in a committed opposite sex relationship where at least one partner is 62 years or older, may register their domestic partnership to obtain many important rights and responsibilities.
	lbdlaw.lawoffice.com /PracticeAreas/Family-LawDivorce.asp (525 words)

	California Domestic Partnership Lawyer - San Diego Domestic Partnership Benefits Legal Advice CA (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		California will not recognize your relationship unless you have developed a satisfactory domestic partnership agreement and filed it with the State.
		While domestic partners cannot divorce under a domestic partnership agreement, it is a legal document that will determine the distribution of property and the care of any minor children after the dissolution.
		California domestic partnership lawyer Marilyn E. Bierer provides legal advice and representation to clients on family law issues, including filing for divorce, child custody (child sharing) child support enforcement, visitation, motions to establish paternity, domestic partnership agreements, spousal and child support modifications to agreements and court orders.
	www.biererlaw.com.cob-web.org:8888 /PracticeAreas/Domestic-Partnerships.asp (377 words)

	Domestic Partnerships – California Family Law Attorneys, Divorce Lawyers, Common Residence
		Domestic partnerships are one way for gay and lesbian couples to have legal standing and protection for their relationship.
		Registering as a domestic partnership does not provide all of the benefits of marriage but it does help to secure many important rights.
		Domestic partnership is a legal status that has been in place since 2000 when California became the first registry created by a legislature without being forced to do so by a court.
	www.divorce-attorneys-california.com /domestic-partnerships.htm (445 words)

	REGISTERING A DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		You asked what steps people who have registered domestic partnerships in California must take to qualify for state rights and benefits enacted after their registration.
		Since 1999, California's secretary of state has administered a state-wide domestic partner registry for adult couples "who have chosen to share one another's lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring" (Family Code § 297).
		It appears that once registered as a domestic partnership, partners qualify, without further action, for all existing and future benefits flowing from that status.
	www.cga.ct.gov /2002/rpt/2002-R-0954.htm (192 words)

	ACLU News: California Expands Domestic Partnership Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The landmark legislation, AB 205 (Goldberg), passed in September 2003, expands domestic partnership rights and responsibilities for gay and lesbian couples, putting them on equal footing with married couples when it comes to hundreds of state laws dealing with property rights, child custody, debt assumption, health care decisions, and other issues.
		Although domestic partners will be entitled to almost all of the rights, benefits and obligations California confers on married spouses, the "Domestic Partners Rights and Responsibilities Act" can't provide the 1,138 rights and benefits afforded to married couples by the federal government.
		Domestic partners will not be able to file joint tax returns and their unions will not be recognized by the federal government in qualifying for Medicare, Social Security, veteran, food stamp, housing, immigration or other national programs and subsidies.
	www.aclu-sc.org /News/OpenForum/100808/100814 (699 words)

	Domestic partnership - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A domestic partnership is a legal or personal relationship between individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not joined in a traditional marriage, a common-law marriage, or a civil union.
		In some legal jurisdictions, domestic partners who live together for an extended period of time but are not legally entitled to common-law marriage may be entitled to legal protection in the form of a domestic partnership.
		One of the purposes of domestic partnership relation is to recognize the contribution of one partner to the property of the other.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Domestic_partnership (1132 words)

	7596A Press Release Domestic Partnerships in California
		California Domestic Partnerships provides exhaustive coverage of the landmark California Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003, which took effect January 1, 2005, and grants nearly all California-sanctioned rights and responsibilities of spouses to registered domestic partners.
		Whatever their level of expertise or specialization, California attorneys will find this new title essential for ensuring that they are best advising their clients and protecting themselves from malpractice claims.
		CEB, a California nonprofit continuing legal education provider and publisher founded in 1947, is part of the University of California and is co-sponsored by the State Bar of California.
	ceb.com /pressreleases/dompartspressrelease.htm (400 words)

	Robin Estes: Family Law: Domestic Partner Law
		In fact, Registered Domestic Partners now are supposed* to have the same rights as those given and imposed upon spouses.
		Even under California law, same-sex couples will not be completely equal once the new law goes into effect.
		Domestic Partners will not be able to file joint state income taxes and state employees will not be entitled to the same benefits under the state’s long-term care benefits package.
	www.robinestes.com /domestic.html (2311 words)

	California domestic partner law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The California domestic partner law provides virtually all the legal rights and responsibilities of marriage in California to domestic partners.
		The city of Berkeley extended health benefits to couples, regrdless of gender, who were living together beginning in December of 1984 but it was not officially called domestic partnership legislation and non-city employees were not entitled to any benefits under the policy.
		It was in that year that West Hollywood enacted the first ever domestic partner legislation and West Hollywood city council member John Heilman is generally believed to have developed the first ever reigstry for same gender couples.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/California_domestic_partner_law (469 words)

	WorldNetDaily: California homosexual bills challenged
		California legislative and legal watchdog groups are planning a counter-attack in the wake of Gov. Gray Davis' recent signing of a bill granting to homosexuals a dozen rights traditionally associated with marriage.
		Knight’s 2000 proposition garnered an overwhelming 61 percent of the voters in California.
		Knight's communications director David Orozco noted that another domestic partner bill, AB 1338, currently in the legislature as a two-year bill, is “taking a huge leap on civil unions." A Judiciary hearing held last week regarding AB 1338 was stacked by the bill’s proponents, he said.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=25157 (932 words)

	Big Lizards:Blog:Category archives - “Politics - California”
		The domestic partnership act is "a form of pseudomarriage that stigmatizes homosexual unions in much the same way 'separate but equal' public schools stigmatized fl students," Kline said.
		California is often so far ahead of the rest of the country, we may as well be on another planet.
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	biglizards.net /blog/archives/politics/politics_california (14730 words)

	Domestic partnerships in California: Bill AB 205
		Bill AB 1967, the "California Marriage License Nondiscrimination Act," was accepted by a vote of 8 to 3 by the California Assembly's Judiciary Committee on 2004-APR-20.
		The majority opinion is that the Proposition refers to all marriages in California, whether solemnized in the state or elsewhere.
		Registered domestic partners and their children will receive all of the 400 or so state benefits that are now automatically given to married couples.
	www.religioustolerance.org /hom_marl5.htm (2145 words)

	Los Angeles Domestic Partnership Lawyers, Attorneys, Law Firms, California
		Domestic Partnership Lawyers - California Domestic Partnership laws have created a myriad of legal rights as well as liabilities.
		While the benefits of registered Domestic Partnerships in California are significant, one is truly well advised to seek legal counsel about the ramifications in the event of death or dissolution.
		Creating Domestic Partnership agreements before you register your partnership are certainly warranted and can save much grief or misunderstanding in the future.
	www.los-angeles-lawyers-directory.com /domestic-partnership (262 words)

	ceb.com 1449A California Domestic Partnerships (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		OAKLAND, CALIF.—California Domestic Partnerships, a new publication from Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), has received a 2006 award for Professional Excellence from the Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA).
		The Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act opened up a totally new area of the law, and California Domestic Partnerships is the first book to explain it and guide attorneys in its use.
		California Domestic Partnerships is the first comprehensive treatment of legal issues concerning California's Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act, operative January 2005.
	ceb.com.cob-web.org:8888 /pressreleases/domesticpartsacleapressrelease.htm (358 words)

	Domestic Partnerships – Orange County Family Law Attorneys, Divorce Lawyers, Common Residence
		Domestic partnerships are one way for gay and lesbian couples to have legal standing and protection for their relationship in Orange County, California.
		In January 2002, a new law came into effect that was approved by the California legislature and signed by then Governor Gray Davis to expand the rights of couples who register as domestic partners, including Orange County.
		In any case it is advisable to get legal counsel from a qualified Orange County attorney before entering into or terminating a domestic partnership.
	www.orange-county-divorce-lawyers.com /domestic-partnerships.htm (464 words)

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