Domestic Partnership Act

The act creates a legally recognized domestic partnership status, defining who qualifies and setting out the mutual obligations partners assume toward one another. Partners establish the relationship by filing a sworn affidavit, with state and local registrars responsible for the required forms, records, and notices, while termination is handled through the courts and carries its own requirements for notifying third parties that the partnership has ended. It also assigns implementing rulemaking to designated agencies, provides for continued dependent health benefits for partners of certain retired public employees, and limits the availability of new partnerships once a separate civil union status exists.

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