Domestic Partnerships

LACERS provides death benefits coverage for qualified domestic partners of active members and lifetime survivorship benefits for qualified domestic partners of retired members. However, domestic partners are not covered by the same community property or inheritance laws that protect married couples. If you want your domestic partner to be eligible for lifetime survivorship benefits, you must file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with LACERS and you must designate your domestic partner as the sole person to receive your contributions in the event of your death. The Declaration of Domestic Partnership alone will not entitle your partner to receive these benefits.

For important information regarding Domestic Partnership benefits and procedures, please view the Domestic Partnership Information Sheet.

To establish a domestic partnership, please complete and return the Declaration of Domestic Partnership form.

To designate your domestic partner to receive your contributions, please complete and return the Designation of Beneficiary for Active Members form.

To terminate a domestic partnership, please complete and return the Notice of Termination of Domestic Partnership form.