ORANGE C OUNTY D OMESTIC P ARTNERSHIP R EGISTRATION A FFIDAVIT
Per O range C ounty C ode C hapter 2 2 A rticle V
INSTRUCTIONS
You s hould r eview t he 2 -‐page D omestic P artnership R egistration ( DPR) A ffidavit, t he O range
County C ode C hapter 2 2 A rticle V ( created b y O rdinance N o. 2 012-‐09) a nd t he C ity o f O rlando
Code 5 7 A rticle V I ( created b y O rdinance 2 011-‐54), b efore s igning t he d ocument. T he O range
County C ode i s a vailable b y c licking o n t his l ink:
O range C ounty C hapter 2 2 A rticle V
. T he C ity o f
Orlando C ode i s a vailable b y c licking o n t his l ink:
C ity o f O rlando C hapter 5 7 A rticle V
I.
The O range C ounty C omptroller’s O fficial R ecords D epartment d oes n ot a nd w ill n ot p rovide
legal a dvice. I f y ou h ave a ny q uestions a bout t his f orm, y ou s hould c onsult w ith a n a ttorney.
1. Review t he 2 -‐page D PR A ffidavit w hich f ollows.
2. Type i n i nformation o n t he l ines s hown a s a ppropriate – e xcept f or t hose l ines i ndicating
signatures o r i nitials. O nly o ne f orm i s n eeded f or t wo p eople.
3. Under S ection 6 95.26, F .S., a “ prepared b y” s tatement i s r equired. T his s ame s pace i s
used i n o ther s tates a s a “ return t o” s tatement. I t i s f requently c ombined o n F lorida
documents. T he a ddress p rovided w ill b e u sed t o r eturn t he d ocument t o y ou a fter i t i s
recorded. I t n eeds t o b e a m ailing a ddress, b ut i t d oes n ot n eed t o b e a h ome a ddress.
4. Print t he f orm.
5. Be s ure t o h ave t wo w itnesses a nd a n otary p resent w hen y ou a re r eady t o s ign t he
affidavit. W itnesses m ust n ot b e b lood r elatives.
6. Sign t he d ocument.
7. Have t he n otary w itness y our s ignature.
8. Have t he w itnesses s ign t hat t hey w atched y ou s ign t he a ffidavit. ( The n otary m ay b e a
witness, b ut m ust s ign o n t he w itness l ine, i n a ddition t o t he n otary l ines.)
9. You m ay e ither b ring t he c ompleted 2 -‐page D PR A ffidavit t o t he O range C ounty
Comptroller’s O fficial R ecords D epartment, 1 09 E ast C hurch S treet, S uite 3 00, O rlando,
FL 3 2801 o r y ou m ay m ail t he c ompleted a ffidavit t o t he O range C ounty C omptroller’s
Office, A ttn: O fficial R ecords, P O B ox 3 8, O rlando, F L 3 2802.
10. A r ecording f ee o f $ 18.50 f or t he 2 -‐page f orm i s r equired. Y ou m ay p ay b y c ash, c heck,
or c redit c ard i n p erson; o r b y c heck i f m ailing t he d ocument. C hecks m ust b e m ade
payable t o t he O range C ounty C omptroller.
11. Once r ecorded a nd a rchived, t he o riginal o f t he f orm a nd t wo i dentification c ards w ill b e
returned t o w hatever a ddress y ou s pecified o n t he t op l eft o f p age 1 o f t he f orm.
Copies o f t he r ecorded f orm w ill b e v iewable a nd p rintable f rom
A fter c licking t he “ I A ccept” b utton, e nter y our
name i n t he “ either p arty” b ox ( last n ame f ollowed b y f irst n ame w ith n o p unctuation
between t he t wo p arts o f t he n ame). U ncheck t he “ document t ypes” b ox. S elect/click o n
“affidavit.” T hen c lick o n t he w ord “ Search.”
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