2.84.010 Domestic Partnership – Defined.

          A domestic partnership shall exist between two persons if the following is true:

          a.   The persons are not related by blood closer than would bar marriage in the state of California;

          b.   Neither person is married or related by marriage;

          c.   The persons share the common necessities of life;

          d.   The persons are eighteen years old or older;

          e.   The persons are competent to enter a contract;

          f.    The persons declare that they are each other’s sole domestic partner;

          g.   The persons are responsible for each other’s welfare;

          h.   The persons agree to notify the city of any change in the status of their domestic partnership;

          i.    Neither person has declared that he or she has a different domestic partner;

          j.    The persons file a statement of domestic partnership as set forth in Section 2.84.020.

(Ord. 96-466 § 1, 1996; prior code § 6900)