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Family

May 8, 2008

'Good Faith' Partnerships Recognized

In an opinion that attorneys called a significant boon for California domestic partners, a state appeals court Tuesday held that a a couple is entitled to all rights and responsibilities of a legal domestic partnership if they aren't officially registered, as long as they have a "reasonable, good faith" belief that the agreement was valid.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      In an opinion that attorneys called a significant boon for California domestic partners, a state appeals court Tuesday held that a a couple is entitled to all rights and responsibilities of a legal domestic partnership if they aren't officially registered, as long as they have a "reasonable, good faith" belief that the agreement was valid...

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