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Show Monday, August 30, 2004 University Journal Page 6 Bible impacts California legislation will allow gay partners parity in 05 not paying your school loans1 That was Pete s reaction to the news that in a few months our domestic partnership is going to smell a lot like a marriage I know, I said I aint so sanguine about For almost 31 years, if I wanted it myself to buy something or go somewhere or give something to somebody or get as far away fiom all this as I could, I could It was nobodys business but ours It wasn t even Can our business It was my business Thats about to change A few weeks ago, we each got a letter from Kevin Shelley, the California secretary of state It was addressed, Dear Registered Domestic Partner We nnd in anxious silence California law has changed it explained, and in January we are going to have mnrv new rights such as community proper!) divorce and mutual respons v llity for each other's debts Hey, Kevin, I wondered out loud can I really gef my hands on Pete s IRA9 Pete asked what this was all about AB 205, I sighed, the Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003 In January, registered domestic partners will have the same rights and responsibilities as spouses Im Pete is no Sandia Day O Connor but he still the one who went to law school manages to hit the proverbial nail when he I m Can I swings His initial reaction was sound really stick him with my law school loans9 Two paragraphs later I was in a trance All the legal issues1 When do these many new rights begin9 In January9 When we registered9 Or 30 years ago when we moved in togethei9 Can the state really force people to give up halt ot their property retroactively9 Would my claim to Petes letirement account affect his MediCal eligibility9 And what about our tax status9 the state really force people to give up half of their property retroactively? " Joseph Chianese Domestic partners, who the letter continued, do not wish to be subject to these new rights and MUST responsibilities terminate their domestic before partnership January Pete read aloud, If you do not terminate oui pnitnership before January, you will be subject to these new rights, and will only be able to terminate your partneiship by filing a coait action His pitch rose at the end like someone surpused by a medical bill I thought about that language The letter used it twice Are we really subject to rights, like the right of privacy or freedom of expression9 Pete said, Theres sound advice from the government Split up now to avoid the cost of divorce I ignored him I was thinking about conflicts between state and federal law My paycheck would be ours, but his Socml Security check is still his And what about VA benefits9 OK, I thought, what can this do to us9 We already have wills, durable powers of attorney and medical directives Should we redo all that9 Then the answer hit me Our new married status opened up a legal theory that I might be able to use to clarify everything (and grab Pete s IRA) property1 Its a kind of legal legerdemain that turns some property that married people separately acquire in another state into community property, once the couple move to California Could I now convince a court to apply it to separate property acquired back when Pete and I first got together9 Of course, it should have been community property all along The fact that California is finally getting around to recognizing our basic rights is good, of course, but half measuies and incremental steps only confuse things The new rules are messing with us With things we thought were fixed until we got this letter So for now, I guess well stick together and wait for the government to tell us when our not rights change again I only answers more questions letter next the hope than it raises thou thou is a special columnist the Los Angeles Times Any comments about this column may be directed to dbartholomewsuujournal com Joseph Chianese Eat: Venly I say unto you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the f'n.'t? 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