Domestic Partnership Registration

Step 1.Determine if you are eligible

You are eligible to register if both partners are:

• 18 years of age or older
• Not married
• Not in a registered domestic partnership
• Not a blood relative to your partner
• Living in the same home together

Step 2.Gather your materials

You will need the following:

• Valid government issued ID with photo (for example, driver's license, passport, state ID card, etc.)
• Filing fee $14.75 for city residents and $29.50 for non-city residents

Pay in-person:

Gainesville City Hall
Office of City Clerk
200 East University Avenue, First Floor
Gainesville, FL 32601

We accept cash, Visa or Mastercard, and checks. Make checks payable to: City of Gainesville

Step 3.Visit City Hall to complete your application

Both partners must be present with the required documents. Registrations take place Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. at:

Gainesville City Hall
Office of City Clerk
200 East University Avenue, First Floor
Gainesville, FL 32601

While you are at City Hall, you will:

• Pay your filing fee
• Sign and date (PDF, 50KB)an application(PDF, 191KB)
• Have the application notarized at the City Clerk's Office

Step 4.Receive your registration certificate 

We will provide you with two sealed certificates and a copy of your application.

Step 1.Do you need to make revisions to your current domestic partnership?

Registered domestic partners may amend a registered domestic partnership previously filed to show a change in his or her household address or to add or delete dependents.

Step 2.Gather your materials

• A notarized signed and dated (PDF, 784KB)application(PDF, 134KB) by both parties
• Filing fee is $14.75 for city residents and $29.50 for non-city residents

Pay in-person:

Gainesville City Hall
Office of City Clerk
200 East University Avenue, First Floor
Gainesville, FL 32601

We accept cash, Visa or Mastercard, and checks. Make checks payable to: City of Gainesville

Step 3.Visit City Hall to complete your application

Both partners must be present with the required documents. Amendments take place Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. at:

Gainesville City Hall
Office of City Clerk
200 East University Avenue, First Floor
Gainesville, FL 32601

Step 4.Get a copy of your amended affidavit

We will give each partner a copy of the Amended Domestic Partnership Affidavit. 

Step 1.Do you want to end your domestic partnership?

Registered couples need to notify the city if they want to end their domestic partnership.

• You or your partner may terminate your domestic partnership by filing a (PDF, 586KB)termination statement(PDF, 132KB) in person at our office during regular business hours.
• If the submitted (PDF, 585KB)termination statement(PDF, 133KB) is not signed by both parties, then proof that the non-signing party was notified in the form of registered or certified mail must also be submitted with the termination statement. 
• You must show a valid form of identification
• In case of death, marriage, civil union or domestic registry with another partner your domestic partnership is automatically terminated.
• The termination is effective on the date of filing.

Step 2.Gather your materials

You will need to provide:

• A notarized, signed and dated Termination of Domestic Partnership Affidavit
• Copy of Certified notice if one partner terminates
• Partner's last known address
• Filing fee is $14.75 for city residents and 29.50 for non-city residents

Pay in-person:

Gainesville City Hall
Office of City Clerk
200 East University Avenue, First Floor
Gainesville, FL 32601

We accept cash, Visa or Mastercard, and checks. Make checks payable to: City of Gainesville

Step 3.Visit City Hall to complete your application 

Terminations take place Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. at:

Gainesville City Hall
Office of City Clerk
200 East University Avenue, First Floor
Gainesville, FL 32601

Step 4.Get a copy of your affidavit

We will give each partner a copy of the completed Termination of Domestic Partnership Affidavit.

Step 1.Determine if you are eligible

You are eligible to register if both partners are:

• 18 years of age or older
• Not married
• Not in a registered domestic partnership
• Not a blood relative to your partner
• Living in the same home together

Step 2.Gather your materials

You will need the following:

• Valid government issued ID with photo (for example, driver's license, passport, state ID card, etc.)
• Filing fee $14.75 for city residents and $29.50 for non-city residents (debit card, credit card or e-check)

Step 3.Complete your application

Domestic Partnership Registration 

Fill out the form to Apply

Amendment to Domestic Partnership

Fill out the form to Amend

Termination of Domestic Partnership

Fill out the form to Terminate

Step 4.Receive your registration certificate 

We will mail two sealed certificates and a copy of your application to the address provided on the application.