NOTICE FOR RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON GCERT2000 17 notice/wa Washington law provides that the following apply to Your certificate: Wherever the term " Spouse " appears in this certificate it shall, unless otherwise specified, be read to include Your Domestic Partner. Domestic Partner means each of two people, one of whom is an Employee of the Employer, who have registered as each other’s domestic partner, civil union partner or reciprocal beneficiary with a government agency where such registration is available. Wherever the term "step-child" appears in this certificate it shall be read to include the children of Your Domestic Partner.