California Family Code
§ 297
FAM § 297 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 2.5 · Part 1
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)Domestic partners are two adults who have chosen to share one another’s lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring.
(b)A domestic partnership shall be established in California when both persons file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with the Secretary of State pursuant to this division, and, at the time of filing, all of the following requirements are met:
(1)Neither person is married to someone else or is a member of another domestic partnership with someone else that has not been terminated, dissolved, or adjudged a nullity.
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Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. (SB 30) Effective January 1, 2020.