Our goal is to provide a place for the RDPs of California—as well as those of you considering becoming a RDP—to find useful information, a community of like-minded people, resources, and, hopefully, answers to your questions.

We also want to expand our readership, and we'd love to hear from you! Please take a moment to contact us and give us your thoughts and ideas on what you'd like to see us provide. Or, if you want to appear in the the "Partners in the Spotlight", please let us know!

The California Supreme Court has upheld the ban on same-sex marriages; however, the 18,000 gay/lesbian marriages will remain legal!

Click here for the full text of the decision. The judges' opinions (5 concurred and 1 concurred/disscented) begin on page 137 of the .pdf file.

(Click here if you want to watch a video of the March 5, 2009, hearing.)

California Registered Domestic Partners, Apply for Property Tax Relief!

DEADLINE is JUNE 30, 2009

If your property taxes increased between 2000-2005 because of the death of your partner or the dissolution of your partnership, you can apply to your county assessor for a reassessment of your property taxes!

You may qualify for a property tax relief in California if:

• You were in a registered domestic partnership at any time between 1/1/2000 and 1/1/2006;
• You currently pay property taxes (relief is prospective only); and
• Your property taxes were increased between 1/1/2000 and 1/1/2006 due to a transfer between you and your partner (e.g., due to death or divorce).

Just do it! You may save some money, and any money saved is worth it!

All you need to do is:

Present a copy of the Certificate of Registered Domestic Partnership to your local county assessor’s office.

• Click here to locate your county assessor.
• Click here to request a Registered Domestic Partnership certificate if you lost it.

Click here for the full content of Sentate Bill 559.

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Check out more information on this site:

• Legislature: Did you know that Assembly Bill #2051 establishes that a portion of the fee to register as a domestic partners is to be used for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender domestic abuse support services? more
• News: Did you know that the Mayor of San Diego has a lesbian daughter and supports same-sex marriage? more
• How to: Do you kow how to register as a domestic partner with the California Secretary of State? more
• FAQs: Did you know that if you are a California registered domestic partner, you must reside in the same domicile? more

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