Get Domestic Partners

A domestic partner can be broadly defined as an unrelated and unmarried person who shares common living quarters with an employee and lives in a committed, intimate relationship that is not legally defined as marriage by the state in which the partners reside.

There are more requirements than just living together to be considered common-law, but they are different depending on the state. A domestic partnership is an unmarried couple who live together and are interested in receiving many of same benefits that a married couple enjoys, such as health benefits.

There are more requirements than just living together to be considered common-law, but they are different depending on the state. A domestic partnership is an unmarried couple who live together and are interested in receiving many of same benefits that a married couple enjoys, such as health benefits.

Health insurance companies may allow someone to add a girlfriend or boyfriend to a policy, but only if that person is a domestic partner. A domestic partnership represents a major transitional phase in a relationship. You're living with that person instead of only seeing each other on dates.

A spouse or partner; or. A family member; or. A person ordinarily sharing your household with you; or. A person with whom you have a close personal relationship.

Persons with whom you have a "domestic relationship" include: A spouse or partner; or. A family member; or. A person ordinarily sharing your household with you; or. A person with whom you have a close personal relationship.

Two people of the same or opposite sex who live together and share a domestic life, but aren't married or joined by a civil union.

California is not a state that recognizes common-law marriages. This means that, no matter how many years you spend living with a partner, you will not have the rights and privileges of a married couple unless you go through the process of becoming legally married in California.