City of Orlando to Register Couples with Domestic Partner Registry

WHAT:
On Thursday, January 12, the City of Orlando will mark the implementation of the region’s first Domestic Partner Registry. At 10 a.m. on Thursday, the first couples will register with the City of Orlando which will be followed by a celebration.

On December 12, 2011, the Orlando City Council approved an ordinance that created the City’s first-ever Domestic Partner Registry. This establishes a registry which defines domestic partnership, outlines the registration process and provides an overview of protections provided within a domestic partnership that has been recognized by the city of Orlando. Those protections include:

• Hospital visitation
• Rights to health care decisions
• Correctional facility visitation
• Rights to funeral/burial decisions
• Guardianship and the right for both domestic partners to participate in the education of their children

WHO:
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer
District 4 City Commissioner Patty Sheehan
Orlando Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Committee

WHEN:
Thursday, January 12 at 10 a.m.

WHERE:
Orlando City Hall
2nd Floor, Clerk’s Office
 

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