<Li> A same - sex marriage lawfully performed in another state or foreign jurisdiction on or after November 5, 2008 was fully recognized in California, but Proposition 8 precluded California from designating these relationships with the word "marriage ." These couples were afforded every single one of the legal rights, benefits, and obligations of marriage . </Li> <P> On June 28, 2013, same - sex marriage resumed in California . A law enacted on July 7, 2014 ensures that same - sex marriages lawfully concluded out - of - state after November 4, 2008 are designated as such . </P> <P> Domestic partner registration is an uncomplicated process, more simple and less costly than entering into a marriage . Both parties must sign a declaration listing their names and address . Both signatures must be notarized . The declaration must then be transmitted to the Secretary of State along with a $10 filing fee (plus an additional $23 fee for same - sex couples to help fund LGBT - specific domestic violence training and services). In this regard it is not like a marriage or civil union . Those unions require a ceremony, solemnized by either religious clergy or civil officials, to be deemed valid . </P> <P> In most cases, a domestic partnership must be dissolved through filing a court action identical to an action for dissolution of marriage . In limited circumstances, however, a filing with the Secretary of State may suffice . This procedure is available when the domestic partnership has not been in force for more than five years . The couple must also meet many other requirements that the dissolution be both simple and uncontested: no children (or current pregnancy) within the relationship, no real estate (including certain leases), and little joint property or debt . The parties must also review materials prepared by the Secretary of State, execute an agreement dividing assets and liability, and waive claims to domestic partner support . Where all the requirements are met, the partnership will terminate six months after the filing, unless either party revokes consent . </P>

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