Posted by pat/WA on 9/9/10 4:33pm
Msg #352067

Domestic partnerships

I am not familar with domestic partnerships.
Would they have a community property interest?
Would they need to be vested on the DOT to have an interest?'

Reply by James Dawson on 9/9/10 4:47pm
Msg #352070

Re: Domestic partnerships answer is yes n/m

Reply by James Dawson on 9/9/10 4:59pm
Msg #352079

State of Wa has Domestic Partnership Family Law Handbook n/m

Reply by Glenn Strickler on 9/9/10 4:52pm
Msg #352073

Actually, it does depend on the laws of your state. In California, even a married straight couple can have individual property in their own name. Registered domestic partners have has the same rights as straight married couples for many many years. But I would check the laws of your state. They could differ from CA

There are still some states out there, I think, that everything is community if aquired after marriage, whether both names are on the title or not.

Reply by Jessica Ward on 9/9/10 4:54pm
Msg #352076

Pat, I had a good friend of me recently "educate" me on this. Here in WA we have an "everything but marriage" law she told me. That means that if they have registered the domestic partnership (very similar to a marriage license) then yes, it's like that--but many people are in domestic partnerships that are not registered, and those don't count, not even under common law like opposite sex common law partnerships. (This all comes by a friend of mine who is a gay-marriage activist), and in full disclosure, I've never done the additional research to either validate or disprove this info.

All this said, several times now, I have been called upon to do notarizations for registering a domestic partnership, but the people requesting the appointment never followed through--they must have shopped around for a better price, or found a friend to do the notarization for them.

Jessica

Reply by Marian_in_CA on 9/9/10 4:55pm
Msg #352077

Not sure about other states, but in California, RDPs work pretty much the same as marriages/married individuals as far as all that goes.

Reply by PAW on 9/9/10 7:43pm
Msg #352111

Domestic partnerships in FL

In Florida, Domestic Partners really need the help of a Florida Estate Planning Lawyer to handle their complex situations. Domestic partners are considered as any two people no mater what sex who live together and want each other to benefit in the event of the subsequent death of the other.

Without a valid Florida Will or Valid Florida Estate Planning Documents the domestic partner will not receive any portion of the others estate upon their death. The Florida intestate statutes do not provide any benefits for a domestic partner.

"In many ways, a domestic partnership agreement is similar to a prenuptial agreement. By drafting it, you are not saying you expect the relationship to end. You are merely putting clear expectations in place in the event that things don't work out. If a relationship ends without such an agreement, the distribution of assets and liabilities could rapidly become an expensive and litigious process." (Source: Law Offices of Jerome P. Ventura, P.A., Broward County, FL)

Reply by John Schenk on 9/9/10 8:36pm
Msg #352116

Re: Domestic partnerships in FL

Not an issue in Texas. Domestic Partnerships where whacked by 76% of the voters in 2005.

JJ

Reply by James Dawson on 9/9/10 8:38pm
Msg #352117

Re: Domestic partnerships in FL

That's interesting PAW thanks for the explanation for FL. Sometimes I'm asked about other states and have no clue.

Reply by PAW on 9/10/10 8:34am
Msg #352148

Read the Probate Lawyers Blog


http://tinyurl.com/Probate-Lawyer-Blog

Reply by James Dawson on 9/10/10 10:04am
Msg #352152

Done..tnx again n/m