Domestic Partnership Agreement
A partnership agreement for a couple in a committed relationship: property, money, care and what happens if it ends.
Set out the terms between domestic partners.
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Key features
When it began and any registration
The start date, where you live and any registration with a date and office.
What each brings, and what is acquired
Separate lists of what each owned, how property acquired during the partnership is held and any items treated differently.
Gifts and inheritances
Anything one partner receives as a gift or inheritance stays theirs unless put into joint names.
Care and decisions
A line for the documents each partner intends to sign so that the other can be involved in health matters.
If it ends, or a partner dies
Support, the home, jointly held property and a statement that neither gets a share of the other's estate; each partner is to make a will.
About this document
A domestic partnership agreement records how two people in a committed relationship share their lives, home and finances. It covers what each brings, property acquired during the partnership, gifts and inheritances, expenses, debts, support if it ends, and what the partners intend to do about each other's health care.
This blank form asks whether you have registered your partnership anywhere and leaves every choice, such as support and what happens to the home, for you to write in. How a state treats domestic partnerships, registered or not, varies a great deal, so check what applies to you.
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Useful when
- You are in a committed relationship, registered or not
- You want the financial side of your partnership written down
- You want to record plans for each other's care
Commonly used by
- Domestic partners
- Long-term couples who have not married
- Couples with different assets
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Alternatives
These are separate documents, for different jobs.
- Cohabitation AgreementSet out how a couple living together shares property and costs.View document
- Prenuptial agreementsAgree before marriage how property and finances are handled.View document
- Healthcare directiveSet out your healthcare wishes and who can speak for you.View document
- Medical power of attorneyName someone to make medical decisions if you can't.View document
When to use this
- After registering a domestic partnership
- When one partner owns property and the other moves in
- Before one partner starts a business
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About the domestic partnership agreement
This one is for a committed partnership, asks about registration, and covers care and support. The cohabitation form is for people who simply live together.
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