"So, by now you've probably heard that the California Supreme Court has declared the 4,000+ same-sex marriages from this spring legally null and void. I think we all knew this would happen. What's important is what happens next."
The scary thing is in Calif. you can legally register as Domestic Partners with the Secretary of State...you pay the same fee as a marriage license and receive back a 'suitable for framing' certificate, stating you are Domestic Partners. Currently you only gain the right to visit your 'partner' in hospital, but I've heard from friends who live there and are registered, that as of Jan 1, 2005, certain financial obligations might pass onot a surviving partner. It always comes down to $$$ doesn't it?
Calif. here I come
The scary thing is in Calif. you can legally register as Domestic Partners with the Secretary of State...you pay the same fee as a marriage license and receive back a 'suitable for framing' certificate, stating you are Domestic Partners. Currently you only gain the right to visit your 'partner' in hospital, but I've heard from friends who live there and are registered, that as of Jan 1, 2005, certain financial obligations might pass onot a surviving partner. It always comes down to $$$ doesn't it?