§ 26.60.030 — Requirements.

Washington § 26.60.030

• Jurisdiction: Washington
• Title 26: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
• Ch. 26.60: STATE REGISTERED DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS

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To enter into a state registered domestic partnership the two persons involved must meet the following requirements:

(1) Both persons share a common residence;

(2) Both persons are at least eighteen years of age and at least one of the persons is sixty-two years of age or older;

(3) Neither person is married to someone other than the party to the domestic partnership and neither person is in a state registered domestic partnership with another person;

(4) Both persons are capable of consenting to the domestic partnership; and

(5) Both of the following are true:

(a) The persons are not nearer of kin to each other than second cousins, whether of the whole or half blood computing by the rules of the civil law; and

(b) Neither person is a sibling, child, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew to the other person.

Effective date — 2012 c 3 ss 8 and 9: See note following RCW 26.60.010 .

Notice — 2012 c 3: See note following RCW 26.04.010 .

Legislative History

[2012 c 3 s 9(Referendum Measure No. 74, approved November 6, 2012);2007 c 156 s 4.]