How are Domestic Partnerships Terminated in California?
In California, domestic partnerships registered under the California Declaration of Domestic Partnership, are subject to California divorce law, as described in the divorce section, above. Domestic partners are eligible for community property, spousal support, child support, child custody awards and legal proceedings are handled like dissolutions between spouses of opposite gender. California laws are deemed to apply to a domestic partnership from the date of partnership registration with the State of California.
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