Domestic Partnerships

Domestic Partnership Agreement Lawyer

In the state of Washington, domestic partners have rights under the law that most states do not offer. Those rights, however, leave gaps that need to be filled with domestic partnership agreements. Talk to the lawyers at the Olympic Law Group about your standing as a member of a domestic partnership.

Your Legal Team for Domestic Partnerships
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If you are in a domestic partnership — or meritricious relationship — Washington's laws offer some protections.

• Among the protections the law offers are the right to make medical decisions, the right to have property descend to a partner (without a will), and insurance benefits for state employees and their partners.
• A meritricious relationship is defined as one in which the partners live together for an extended period of time, pooling resources for projects and with the intent of being partners.
• To assure that you and your partner understand your rights and obligations beyond those established by law, talk to an attorney about a domestic partnership agreement. An experienced lawyer at our firm can explain your rights under the law and the rights you need to establish through a contractual agreement.
• Understanding what you and your partner can expect from each other and can offer each other can be important in a legal sense as well as in a personal commitment sense.

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