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Domestic Partnership Criteria

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 109.02
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§ 109.02 Domestic Partnership Criteria To establish a domestic partnership, both individuals must file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with the City affirming that they meet all of the following qualifications: (a) Both individuals share a common residence; (b) Both individuals affirm that they have an committed relationship and share responsibility for each other’s common welfare; (c) Neither individual is married to any other individual; (d) Neither individual is part of an existing domestic partnership with any third party; (e) Each individual is eighteen (18) years of age or older; and (f) The individuals are not related to one another by blood in a way that would prevent them from being married to one another in this State. (Ord. No. 1745-08. Passed 12-8-08, eff. 1-7-09)
Source: City of Cleveland, Ohio, Codified Ordinances and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/cleveland/latest/cleveland_oh/0-0-0-1602Fetched: 11/1/2026

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