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Registered Domestic Partnerships

Learn about the formation and termination of registered domestic partnerships, as well as the implications for property interests.

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Most of this course focuses on the marital relationship and its rights, duties, and impact on property interests. There are also certain nonmarital, yet marriage-like, relationships that receive legal recognition under California law and have their own implications. One such type of relationship is registered domestic partnerships. Let’s take a closer look at how such partnerships are formed and terminated, and their impact on property interests.

I. Formation

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Lessons

    • 1. Welcome to California Community Property
    • Welcome to California Community Property
    2. Property in the Marriage Context
    • Creation of the Marital Economic Community
    • Community Property Versus Separate Property
    • The Characterization Process
    3. Characterizing Property
    • Work-Related Compensation
    • Business Interests
    • Other Personal Property
    • The Marital Home
    • Title Forms for Real Property
    4. Management, Control, and Liability
    • Management and Control of Personal Property
    • Management and Control of Real Property
    • Fiduciary Duties
    • Liability for Debts
    5. Modifying Rules by Agreement
    • Premarital Agreements
    • Defenses to Premarital Agreements
    • Transmutation Agreements
    6. Distribution on Dissolution or Death
    • The Dissolution Process
    • The Impact of Separation
    • The Distribution of Assets and Debts on Dissolution
    • Spousal and Child Support
    • The Distribution of Assets and Debts on Death
    7. Nonmarital Relationships Affecting Property
    • Registered Domestic Partnerships
    • Void and Voidable Marriages
    • Marvin Relationships