Legal Question in Family Law in California

We have been living together for 22 years. Do we qualify as domestic partners under California Family Code section 297? Also, briefly, what are benefits of registering as domestic partners if we don't want to marry? Thank You


Asked on 5/16/17, 12:38 pm

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Answered on 5/16/17, 6:22 pm

How long you have been together is irrelevant. You must either be same sex partners, OR one of you be qualified for old age Social Security payments (whether you are collecting them or not) and both at least age 62. There are other requirements as well, such as not married to anyone else, etc. As for benefits, now that same sex couples can marry, the only benefit is if you are over 62 years old and for tax, social security, Medicare, estate planning, or other similar reasons it would be disadvantaged to be married.

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Answered on 5/17/17, 10:46 am


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