When you are considering forming a domestic partnership or are facing any other domestic partnership issues, the family lawyers at Soheila Azizi & Associates, P.C., can help. We are compassionate attorneys who are committed to excellence in all family law issues.
Contact us for thorough and experienced legal representation focused on protecting your rights as a couple.
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What is a Domestic Partnership Agreement?
Our California family lawyers help same-sex couples interested in domestic partnerships. You are taking a big and exciting step, and you deserve a law firm that will do its best to make sure you receive an agreement that carefully lays out your rights and responsibilities as a domestic partnership.Same-sex couples who are older than 18 years old and not related may register a domestic partnership with the state of California. California domestic partnership laws allow registered couples to have rights similar to civil unions, including:
- Ability to adopt your partner's child
- Right to visit your loved one in the hospital
- Access to your partner's health insurance and state employment and disability benefits
- Right to make legal, financial and medical decisions for your partner
- Right to sue for wrongful death
What if I want to dissolve my domestic partnership?
While dissolution of a same-sex domestic partnership is not technically a divorce, it has the same effect on your legal rights. Your domestic partnership agreement may dictate issues such as:
- How to distribute property that you own together
- Child custody and child support for your minor children
- Support of your domestic partner