What Do You Know About Your Marital Property Rights?!

What Do You Know About Your Marital Property Rights?! Next to the emotional trauma of going through a divorce litigation, the court fights over marital property rights can be the most tantalizing experience for divorcing parties. Before dividing the parties’ properties, the courts must go through careful analysis and apply, albeit with varying levels of…

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HISTORIC BACKGROUND TO CALIFORNIA’S SAME SEX MARRIAGE LAWS

HISTORIC BACKGROUND TO CALIFORNIA’S SAME SEX MARRIAGE LAWS Following enactment of California’s Domestic Partnership Law in January of 2005, registered domestic partners were given the same rights and obligations as spouses under California law, although still not recognized under federal law. California statutory scheme also provided administrative procedures through the office of the Secretary of…

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