Domestic partner real estate inheritance ruling [CA CA] News
Domestic partner real estate inheritance ruling [CA CA]

Michael V. Strong, as Assessor, etc., v. State Board of Equalization, Tom Kidwell, as Assessor, etc., Equality California, et al., Court of Appeal for the State of California Third Appellate Division, October 2, 2007 [ruling that domestic partners, like married couples, can inherit real estate from one another without an increase in property taxes]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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