It is an Act passed by the California legislature and signed by Governor Davis in. September of 2003 that is designed to give persons living in registered domestic. partnerships rights and responsibilities more similar to those of marriage. The. Act is sometimes referred to by its bill designation of “AB 205.” It is in. California’s Family Code beginning at section 297.
http://www.ucop.edu/student-affairs/_files/ab205_q-a.pdf
This legislation provides domestic partners registered with the State of California the same rights, protections, and benefits, and subjects them to the same responsibilities, obligations, and duties under law as are granted to and imposed upon spouses.
http://hr.sonoma-county.org/content.aspx?sid=1024&id=1269
A.B. 205: Transforming California's Domestic Partnership Law. California expanded domestic partnership rights for same-sex couples with A.B. 205, also known as the California Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003. Effective on January 1, 2005, A.B. 205 provides the same rights and duties to same-sex couples as those of spouses.
https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/changes-in-california-domestic-partnership-law
A domestic partnership is established in California when both persons file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with the Secretary of State, and at the time of filing, all of the following requirements are met: 1  Both persons have a common residence.
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/individuals/faq/dompart.shtml
The Act provides persons in registered Domestic Partnerships on or before. January 1, 2005, and those entering into Domestic Partnerships after January 1, with many of the rights and responsibilities of married couples. The law also. applies to persons who entered into the equivalent of a California Domestic.
http://www.ucop.edu/student-affairs/_files/ab205_q-a.pdf
California Family Code section 297 provides that domestic partners are two adults who have chosen to share one another's lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring..
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/individuals/faq/dompart.shtml
Date: January 7, 2005. To: Payroll Clerks. Subject: California Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003. Effective January 1, 2005, the California Domestic Partnership Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003 became effective.
http://hr.sonoma-county.org/content.aspx?sid=1024&id=1269
Effective January 1, 2005, AB 205 extends the rights and responsibilities of a spouse. under state law to registered domestic partners (RDP). By its terms, the new law does. not amend or modify federal laws or the benefits, protections, and responsibilities.
http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Documents/c09-03.pdf
The County already provides most of the benefits required by this legislation to domestic partners of employees registered via the County’s process. Therefore, the impact of this legislation to the County is minimal. Retirement plans and survivor benefits. Rights provided by the California Family Rights Act.
http://hr.sonoma-county.org/content.aspx?sid=1024&id=1269
The purpose of this All County Welfare Directors letter is to provide information about. the implementation of the Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003, [Assembly Bill (AB) 205 (Chapter 421, Statutes of 2003)] and how counties are to. determine Medi-Cal eligibility for those who are registered domestic partners.
http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Documents/c09-03.pdf
california domestic partners rights and responsibilities act
The California Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act was effective on January 1, 2005, A.B. 205 provides the same rights and duties to same-sex couples as those of spouses.