In Re Domestic Partnership of Ellis

Opinion

FYBEL, J.

Introduction

We hold: Under the California Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2003 (Stats. 2003, ch. 421) (the Domestic Partner Act), and consistent with the rationale of our Supreme Court in Koebke v. Bernardo Heights Country Club (2005) 36 Cal.4th 824 [31 Cal.Rptr.3d 565, 115 P.3d 1212] (Koebke), a person’s reasonable, good faith belief that his or her domestic partnership was validly registered with the California Secretary of State entitles that person to the rights and responsibilities of a registered domestic partner, even if the registration never took…