Domestic Partnership Registration

Domestic Partnership Registration in California

October 10, 2025 2:30 amOctober 10, 2025 2:31 am

Division 2.5 of the California Family Code deals with domestic partner registration. Part 1 deals with definitions. Section 297 provides that domestic partners are two adults who have chosen to share one another’s lives in an intimate and committed relationship...

State Preemption of Domestic Partnership Registration

June 22, 2025 2:30 amJune 22, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Family Code, in Division 2.5, Part 5, provides for state preemption of local domestic partnership registration requirements. Section 299.6 specifies that any local ordinance or law that provides for the creation of a “domestic partnership” is preempted on and...