Los Angeles California Domestic Partnership Lawyers
Understand the California Domestic Partnership Law
We represent clients in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and throughout Southern California in the area of California domestic partnership law.
As of January 1, 2005, committed gay and lesbian couples in California are eligible to file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership form. The establishment of a legal California domestic partnership will empower individuals in committed gay relationships with rights and privileges previously reserved for "family members," including rights involving community property, property transfers, duties of mutual financial support, mutual responsibilities for certain debts to third parties, and medical care decision-making authority.
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You should consult a knowledgeable California domestic partnership attorney to explore exactly how the new legal rights will affect you and your partner. At Stolar & Associates, we regularly help Los Angeles gay couples understand their new rights and responsibilities under the new California Domestic Partnership Law.
New filing requirements for California domestic partnerships also create new requirements for termination of California domestic partnerships. In addition to filing a Termination of Domestic Partnership form, you may be required to participate in dissolution proceedings, not unlike traditional divorce proceedings, in which property, debt, and assets can be distributed. Our California domestic partnership lawyers provide advice and representation in domestic partnership dissolution proceedings to help you ensure that you leave the relationship with everything to which you are entitled.
Once you decide to file your Declaration of Domestic Partnership form, you should prepare a comprehensive estate plan to document how your new rights will be exercised in the event of a death or incapacity. At Stolar & Associates, our estate planning attorneys have over 20 years of experience designing custom-tailored estate plans, wills, and trusts. We also have significant experience working with gay and lesbian couples on estate planning matters. Estate planning for gay couples is no different from estate planning for heterosexual couples. Our goal is to insure that your property is protected, estate taxes are minimized, and your loved ones are provided for.
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If you want to discuss domestic partnership legal issues, please call us at 310.288.1828 or contact us today. Your first consultation is free.
