Same-sex Domestic Partners Can Marry Without Dissolution

With the recent California Supreme Court decision overturning the ban on gay marriage, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen contacted the Legislative Counsel of California and was told that dissolving a domestic partnership would not be necessary before a same-sex couple can wed. A written opinion is expected to follow next week.

The San Francisco Chronicle ran an interesting news story about this.

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