NUMB:
990224
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 1
REF:
XXBY:
ALD. D'AMATO, HENNINGSEN AND BUTLER
TITL:
A substitute ordinance relating to registration of domestic partnerships.
SECS:
81-43.7 cr
ch. 111 cr
ANLS:
- Analysis -
This ordinance authorizes same-sex couples to voluntarily register as domestic partners with the city clerk.
Applicants pay a $30 fee and complete a declaration of domestic partnership, in which they state that they are committed, unmarried adults who live together in the city and share property ownership, a lease, a bank account or similar evidence of a domestic relationship. The city clerk issues a certificate of domestic partnership to each registered domestic partnership. Either partner may terminate a domestic partnership by filing a termination statement with the city clerk, but a person must wait 12 months after termination before registering a new domestic partnership. If a previous partnership is terminated by death or marriage, no waiting period is required.
The ordinance includes common council findings that the city has an interest in recognizing voluntary and responsible relationships, that lesbian and gay couples are unable to legally establish their commitments through marriage and that recognizing domestic partnerships will benefit the city and its citizens.
The ordinance takes effect on September 1, 1999.
BODY:
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 81-43.7 of the code is created to read:
81-43.7. Domestic Partnership. 1. The fee for registering a domestic partnership shall be $30.
2. The fee for a duplicate domestic partnership certificate shall be $10. (See s. 111-3.)
Part 2. Chapter 111 of the code is created to read:
CHAPTER 111 DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP
111-1. Purpose. The common council finds that:
1. The city of Milwaukee has an interest in recognizing voluntary, supportive, caring, committed and responsible relationships betwee...
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