Domestic Partnerships

California Domestic Partnerships Attorney

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. Servicios del intérprete disponibles.

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
• Inheritance rights, rights to administer your partner's estate and other estate planning rights
• Right to make legal, financial and medical decisions for your partner
• Right to sue for wrongful death

Your employer may also recognize your registration as domestic partners and offer greater rights than the state requires.

Dissolution of Domestic Partnerships

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

You must follow the procedures of the Secretary of State or Superior Court to end a domestic partnership. We make sure that you file the right documents, and then help you resolve the issues in your dissolution as amicably as possible.

Contact Our Law Offices

Our domestic partnership family law attorneys are vigorous advocates for our clients' rights. We treat our clients as we would like to be treated, with respect and compassion. When you are ready to form a domestic partnership or are facing the dissolution of your domestic partnership, contact us. We want to be your law firm for life.