There's now a new tax law for Registered Domestic Partners (RDP).  It reads:

Effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1,2007, RDPs under CA law must file their California income tax returns using either the married/RDP filing jointly or married/RDP filing separately filing status.  RDPs will have the same legal benefits, protections, and responsibilities as married couples unless otherwise specified.

For purposes of California income tax, references to a spouse, a husband, or a wife also refer to a California Registered Domestic Partner (RDP) unless otherwise specified.  When we use the initials (RDP) they refer to both a California Registered Domestic "Partner" and a California Registered Domestic "Partnership" as applicable.  For more information on RDPs, get FTB Pub. 737, Tax Information for Registered Domestic Partners.

I also received a news release last week that Govenor Arnold signed some new legislation making it mandatory in the schools to be pushing the Homosexual Agenda starting with the grade schools on up.  It's not going to be lawful anymore to be talking about mommy and daddy's.   So I wasn't surprised to see this on the heels of that release.

Right now there is a movement in CA for those opposed to these new regulations in the school system to start pulling the kids out.  The churches have been asked to take up the slack and help these parents who may not have the resources or money to be able to pull their children out to homeschool or private school them. 

I'm sure many are watching California right now to see how this all plays out.