Domestic Partners: Know Your Rights

On January 1, 2005, Assembly Bill 205, "The Domestic Partners Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003," goes into effect. According to the National Center for Lesbian Rights (which has a good info page about the bill), under AB205 "[r]egistered domestic partners will be entitled to almost all of the rights, benefits, and obligations conferred upon married spouses by state law." This is a large expansion of the current rights domestic partners currently have.

To help you gain a better understanding of the new rights and responsibilities, Our Family Coalition, which serves the LGBT family community, is cosponsoring a seminar this Saturday on property, taxes and parentage issues for registered California domestic partners. Childcare available upon request. The seminar is free and runs from 11am-1:30pm. It will be held at Bananas, 5232 Claremont Avenue, Oakland. For information, call 415 981-1960.