San Diego Divorce Attorney

Lawyer for Domestic Partnership Cases in San Diego, CA

Despite the fact that California still doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages, our state does offer couples the opportunity to register as domestic partners. These partnerships can offer couples many of the same rights and responsibilities associated with a traditional marriage, including:

Hospital visitation rights
Abilities to make medical, legal and financial choices for your partner
Disability benefits (state only)
Adoption privileges
Inheritance and other death benefits
State employment benefits
Insurance benefits
And more...

In order to make your relationship an official domestic partnership, you must register it with the state. To register, you must meet a number of requirements including:

Both partners must be unmarried and be over 18 years of age.
The partners must share a residence and not be related by blood.
The partners must be same-sex or both must be over the age of 62.

A San Diego divorce lawyer can help you evaluate your qualifications to file for a domestic partnership and can help you file the paperwork to register your relationship. Additionally, if things end up going South, a San Diego divorce attorney will be necessary to help you in your partnership dissolution.

At The Law Offices & Mediation Center of Julia M. Goodward, we can help you with all of your domestic partnership needs, including initialization, adoption and dissolution. We assure a San Diego family attorney from our firm will listen to you and answer all of your questions.

Call today to schedule an appointment with a qualified San Diego divorce lawyer in our offices.

The Law Offices & Mediation Center of Julia M. Garwood
Julia M. Garwood, CFLS
1450 Frazee Road, Suite 602
San Diego, CA 92108
Phone: (619) 692-8100
Fax: (619) 692-1050
Julia@GarwoodFamilyLaw.com

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