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JUST LIKE OTHER PEOPLE

My accountant called the other day to see if John and I are Certified Domestic Partners in the State of California.

We are.

July 18, 2003.

He thought their might be tax implications.

There are.

Today he called to say that we will be filing a joint return on the State income tax beginning with 2007. Last year! This year's filing.

I don't know why I am so elated about this other than to realize that this law, which phased in over time, has really made us about as married as we can be.

We will probably even enjoy a slight financial benefit from this arrangement.

Many people who are CDP's are not aware that they fall into these categories of other laws for couples.

I recently found that a friend had no idea that his impulse to break up with his partner was a bit premature given that he would have to go through all the rigors of divorce proceedings to do so.

That one phased in at 2005.

We got a letter from the State at the time to let us know that if it wasn't working out, 2004 was the time to write ourselves out with a simple application.

This is pretty interesting, huh?

The caché of being gay and outlaws has really been reduced to almost nil.

About time.

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