4090 Domestic partners registered under the Domestic Partner Act (Family Code section 297 et seq.) are protected by the Unruh Act (Civil Code section 51) to the same extent as marriage partners, since the Unruh Act does not prohibit discrimination based on marital status, distinctions between married couples and unmarried couples not registered as domestic partners do not violate the Act if supported by legitimate business reasons.CitationKOEBKE v BERNARDO HEIGHTS COUNTRY CLUB (Same Sex Golfers) 36 C4 824 [31 565 See: CivC 51; FamC 297 etseq; Koebke v Bernardo Heights (RevGrtd) 116 CA4 791, T/AT 4/04; Harris v Capital Growth 52 C3 1142]
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