Pinellas County Commission OKs Domestic Partnership Registry
Unmarried couples, gay and straight, in Pinellas County will be able to register as domestic partners following Tuesday's county commission vote.
Unmarried couples, gay and straight, in Pinellas County will be able to register as domestic partners following Tuesday's vote by county commissioners, the Tampa Bay Times reports. The legal recognition will give couples the right to visit each other in the emergency room, make health care decisions for each other in a crisis and, depending on their employers, share health insurance coverage, the Times reports. Commissioners voted 6-1 to approve the registry, with Norm Roche casting the dissenting vote. The Times story notes that residents of Gulfport, St. Petersburg and Clearwater, where domestic partnership registries are already in place, the planned $50 fee will be reduced. Those residents will only have to pay the difference between …
Tricia Farley
9:23 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
Actually, many seniors now prefer not want to remarry. I personally know several couples who find it economically advantageous to "live together." Times have certainly changed. more ›