{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-20065.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 20065.5","heading":"","body":"All references to “spouse,” “surviving spouse,” or “marriage” in this part apply equally to a domestic partner or domestic partnership, as defined in Section 297 of the Family Code, and all rights and responsibilities granted to a spouse or surviving spouse shall be granted equally to a domestic partner to the extent provided by Section 297.5 of the Family Code.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]","PART 3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM [20000. - 21716.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [20000. - 20085.]","ARTICLE 2. Definitions [20010. - 20071.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"b342ff63b04a4b224103a7fc75c33cee31b1bae19dfc9df7641190a7b26e3eee","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-20065","next":"us-ca/gov-20066"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}