The Sarasota City Commission unanimously approved a domestic partner registry at its Monday afternoon meeting. On Dec. 4, couples—straight or gay—can show up to City Hall to fill out the paperwork to file as domestic partners.
The city joins Gulfport, Tampa, St. Petersburg and several other Florida jurisdictions to establish a domestic partner registry.
Commissioner Terry Turner and City Attorney Robert Fournier help bridged the gap to compromise between a request to have the registry start immediately and a 90-day wait originally written in the ordinance.
Here's what the partnership would do:
It specifies the following rights and legal effects:
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