Yes, a nonmarital cohabitation agreement can include provisions regarding healthcare decision-making, allowing partners to designate each other as healthcare agents or provide consent for medical treatment. In the event of the termination of the relationship, each party should revisit such decision-making provisions as part of unwinding their relationship.
Yes, a nonmarital cohabitation agreement can address retirement planning and specify the status and how retirement assets and benefits will be handled in case of termination or the death of a partner.
Yes, a nonmarital cohabitation agreement can address inheritance rights and establish the rights of each partner to inherit from the other’s estate in case of death.
Yes, a nonmarital cohabitation agreement (in some States) can provide evidence that the parties did not intend to create a common-law marriage, which can help protect their rights in case of dispute or termination of their relationship. California is not a common-law marriage state.
Yes, such a civil action is available, and a successful result is evidence based. Such an action is based on Causes of Action for: Breach of an oral contract Breach of an implied-in-fact agreement Fraud Constructive Trust Declaratory Relief, among others These types of actions are very complicated, and litigation grounded with proof problems, statute […]Continue reading
Yes, same-sex marriage has been legal in California since June 2013, following the Supreme Court decision in Hollingsworth v. Perry.
Same-sex marriage in California is defined as a legal union between two individuals of the same sex, granting them the same rights and responsibilities as opposite-sex couples.
Yes, California recognizes same-sex marriages performed in other states or countries, as long as the marriage was legally valid in the place it occurred.00
Yes, same-sex couples can choose to have a civil ceremony to solemnize their marriage in California, just like opposite-sex couples.
Yes, same-sex couples can have religious or spiritual ceremonies to celebrate their marriage in California, depending on the beliefs and practices of their chosen religious or spiritual community.
