Domestic Partnership Registration

Domestic Partnership document and a gavel

Are you and your partner interested in becoming domestic partners?

Register as domestic partners to receive rights in the City of Gainesville without getting married.

Rights include:

  • Healthcare decisions
  • Healthcare facility visitation
  • Emergency designation
  • Funeral and burial decisions
  • Correctional Facility Visitations
  • Guardian designation
  • Participation in education

 

Apply In-Person

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:

Step 4.Receive your registration certificate 

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

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