RCW 26.60.020Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) 'State registered domestic partners' means two adults who meet the requirements for a valid state registered domestic partnership as established by RCW 26.60.030 and who have been issued a certificate of state registered domestic partnership by the secretary.(2) 'Secretary' means the secretary of state's office.(3) 'Share a common residence' means inhabit the same residence. Two persons shall be considered to share a common residence even if:(a) Only one of the domestic partners has legal ownership of the common residence;(b) One or both domestic partners have additional residences not shared with the other domestic partner; or(c) One domestic partner leaves the common residence with the intent to return.[ 2007 c 156 s 2.]
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