Except as excluded by subdivision (d) of Sections 22661 and 23812, subdivision (e) of Section 24300.1, subdivision (d) of Section 25011.1, subdivision (c) of Section 25018.1, subdivision (d) of Section 26807.5, and subdivision (c) of Section 26906.5, a person who is the registered domestic partner of a member, as established pursuant to Section 297 or 299.2 of the Family Code, shall be treated in the same manner as a “spouse,” as defined in Section 22171.
Source:
Section 22007.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=22007.5..