Thursday, July 19, 2007

Domestic Partner Registration - Washington

If you are residents of the State of Washington, are an unmarried same sex couple or an unmarried couple one member of which is 62 or over, you can begin registering your Domestic Partnership with the State on July 23, 2007. The Office of the Secretary of State, Corporations Division will begin accepting registrations on Monday July 23, 2007; the first business day after the law becomes effective. Follow this link for more information.

A brochure is available from Equal Rights Washington that outlines your rights and benefits under the new Domestic Partnership law. It also points out several situations where registering might be inadvisable.

Most importantly, this new law does not provide legal status outside of Washington State at this time.

...registered domestic
partners still need wills, powers of
attorney, second-parent adoptions
and other legal planning. You should
consult an attorney about your needs.
This is a big step, but on a long road.