The Domestic Partnership Registration Affidavit is available on the Clerk's website and in the Clerk's offices. Registrations will be accepted during normal business hours.
In Florida, there is no statewide recognition of domestic partnership. Only the counties of Palm Beach, Volusia, Broward, Orange, Pinellas, Miami-Dade, Leon, Monroe, and Sarasota recognize domestic partnerships, enabling legal benefits for those couples.
Eligibility & Requirements Each person must be at least 18 years old and competent to sign a contract. Neither person is married under Florida law, has a domestic partner or is a member of another civil union. They are not related by blood.
Boyfriends/girlfriends who live together can be considered domestic partners. If you are both sexually active with each other and live together, then yes you are considered domestic partners. But, if you aren't in a sexual relationship with this person, then no, I wouldn't consider you to be domestic partners.
Either partner of a registered Domestic Partnership may terminate such relationship by filling a notarized declaration of termination of domestic partner relationship with the Office of Consumer Protection. Upon receipt of a completed Declaration of Termination, you will receive a letter certifying the termination.
We certify the following: We are each other's sole domestic partner. Neither of us is legally married to anyone. Each of us is at least eighteen (18) years old and mentally competent to consent to this contract. We are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in this state.
Domestic relations refers to the area of law that deals with family matters and relationships within a household. This includes relationships between spouses, parents and children, and legal guardians and wards.
We certify the following: We are each other's sole domestic partner. Neither of us is legally married to anyone. Each of us is at least eighteen (18) years old and mentally competent to consent to this contract. We are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in this state.
No, a girlfriend is not a spouse. A girlfriend refers to a romantic partner in a dating relationship, while a spouse is a person who is married to another. The terms imply different levels of commitment and legal recognition.