My partner and I are heterosexual. We signed an Affidavit of Domestic Partnership indicating that we qualified for Domestic Partnership back in 2002. He put my daughter and me on his insurance and made me his beneficiary. He is my beneficiary on my life insurance as well. He buys me a Promise Ring. We buy a house together. He is on the mortgage loan. I am on the Deed of Trust. He buys me a truck that he finances in his name. Everything we have is in his name. I pay for some utilities and take care of the home while he is away at work. We've lived together for 6 years. He comes home from working in out of the country and tells me he is unhappy and wants my daughter and me to move out. I filed for a divorce. We go to mediation next week, but if we cannot agree on terms then he will pursue a trial based on the fact that we were never common law married. Is an Affidavit of Domestic Partnership the same as an informal marriage?
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