Domestic partnership registration in Travis County requires a $16 fee, according to the Partners Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples. While many people associate domestic partnerships with same-sex couples, opposite sex couples can also apply for domestic partnership benefits. FindLaw states that domestic partnership benefits are for unmarried couples who live together and seek economic and non-economic benefits that are similar to that of marriage. The Partners Task Force says that those who apply for domestic partnership registration in Travis County aren't actually required to live in the jurisdiction. Couples can register at the Travis County Clerk's Office.
Some states like California offer and regulate domestic partnerships for the entire state, but in Texas domestic partnership benefits are strictly regional. But in addition to certain cities and counties recognizing domestic partnerships, certain private organizations and companies all over the state of Texas are also now offering domestic partnership benefits to qualified employees. For more information about domestic partnership registration or benefits that are covered through domestic partnerships, you contact one of the state's many Texas family law attorneys.
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