A domestic partnership is established when persons meeting the criteria specified by California Family Code section 297file either a Declaration of Domestic Partnership (Form NP/SF DP-1) or a Confidential Declaration of Domestic Partnership (Form NP/SF DP-1A) with the California Secretary of State. A copy of the declaration and a Certificate of Registration of Domestic Partnership will be returned to the partners after the declaration is filed.
For the statewide California domestic partnership registry, it will take anywhere from a few days to a week or two. This is accomplished by downloading the declaration from the internet, then sending it by mail or special delivery to the California Secretary of State. Upon processing the application, the Secretary of State will return a Certificate of Registration by mail.
The registry is open to both same-sex and opposite sex couples. There is no residency requirement.
Yes. Domestic partnership does not bar you from marrying someone else. When a person marries, they no longer meet the eligibility criteria for domestic partnership and any existing domestic partnership is automatically terminated. However, it is a good idea to dissolve any existing domestic partnership prior to marrying, if possible. Also, state-registered domestic partnerships in California, Oregon and Nevada are considered substantially equal to marriage by New York state. If your domestic partnership is registered with one of those states (not a local government within the state), then you must dissolve the domestic partnership before marrying in New York.
California does not recognize common law marriage. However, if you live in a state that does recognize common law marriage and meet the requirements of that state, your marriage will be recognized by the state of California if you move there.
No. The California legislature has expanded the scope of domestic partnership ("DP") in that state to such a degree that it is now roughly equivalent to what would be called a Civil Union in other states. A few differences remain, however:Cohabitation: required by DP; not required by marriage.Portability: Marriages are portable (or should be if not for DOMA), but DP has no legal meaning in many jurisdictions, especially overseas.Long-Term Care Insurance: Married couples eligible for "CalPERS"; DPs are not.Minimum Age: 18 for DP; lower for marriage with parental consent.Confidentiality: CA offers "confidential marriages" but not "confidential DPs."
Some Texas counties, including Travis County, accept the filing of Domestic Partnership Agreements and maintains a Registry of Domestic Partnerships. A Domestic Partnership Agreement is a document that describes the legal rights and responsibilities between two individuals of any gender in a long-term relationship
A domestic partnership is a relationship in which two people have been in together long term and reside under the same roof for a period of time. If one leaves the home, it is back to being an ordinary relationship.
Your NYC domestic partnership is only valid as long as both partners live together in the five boroughs of New York City. The City of Durham gives benefits to the domestic partners of city employees, but you are required to register according to their proceedures. Your NYC DP certificate is of no legal effect in Durham, NC.
For 3 years.
not reqauired
As long as you live if you do not file to have it expunged/removed.
Most claims need to be filed within a year of the occurrence.
Barbara Jordan and Nancy Earl were not married. They were in a domestic partnership from 1973 until Barbara Jordan's death in 1996.