Filing.
Columbus City Codes § 229.03
in effect229.03 - Filing.
(1) Location: Two (2) persons wishing to establish a domestic partnership must complete and file electronically a declaration of domestic partnership with the Columbus City Clerk.
(2) Prohibitions: No individual who has previously filed a declaration of domestic partnership with the Columbus City Clerk may file a new declaration of domestic partnership until a notice of termination of domestic partnership has been filed with the Columbus City Clerk. However, this prohibition shall not apply if the previous domestic partnership ended because one (1) of the domestic partners is deceased. A death certificate or a dated newspaper obituary with newspaper citation may be used as proof of death to end partnership.
(Ord. No. 1584-2012, § 1, 7-30-2012; Ord. No. 3435-2024, § 1, 12-18-2024)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT2ADCO_CH229DOPARE_229.03FIFetched: 10/27/2026