The Hillsborough County Domestic Partnership Registry was established to provide benefits for unmarried residents. Unmarried residents who are registered in Domestic Partnership Registry and decide to marry in the future should file a notice of Domestic Partnership termination in the registry at the time of marriage.
The Hillsborough County Domestic Partnership Registry was established to provide benefits for unmarried residents. Unmarried residents who are registered in Domestic Partnership Registry and decide to marry in the future should file a notice of Domestic Partnership termination in the registry at the time of marriage.
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.
No, only legal spouses are eligible for enrollment in dependent spouse coverage.
Nine of Florida's 67 counties recognize domestic partnerships. 1998: Monroe County. 1999: Broward County. 2006: Palm Beach County. 2008: Miami-Dade County. 2012: Orange County, Pinellas County, Volusia County. 2013: Leon County, Sarasota County.
What is a Domestic Partnership? Individuals who: Establish and maintain a significant personal, emotional and economic relationship with another individual. Form domestic partnerships and live in a committed relationship.
Domestic partnership termination Either partner of a registered domestic partnership may terminate such relationship by filing a notarized Declaration of Termination of Domestic Partnership Relationship. Upon receipt of a completed application, you will receive a letter certifying the termination.
Each party is at least 18 years old and is competent to enter into a contract. Neither party is married, or is a partner to another domestic partnership relationship. Each party is the sole domestic partner of the other person.
However, as civil unions are not available to couples in Florida, this is an arrangement that may have been made in a different state that allows such partnerships, with the legal definitions being specific to the statutes of that particular state.