A couple can register a domestic partnership if:

• The partners have a close and committed personal relationship and have been living together continuously
• Both partners are New York City residents, or at least one person is employed by the City on the date of registration. The partners must sign a domestic partnership affidavit at the clerk's office to swear to their residency
• Both people are 18 years of age or older
• Neither partner is currently married
• Neither person is currently in a domestic partnership or has been in another domestic partnership within the last six months
• The partners are not related to each other by blood in a way that would prevent marriage in New York State

You can get an Affidavit of Domestic Partnership Form by visiting any of the five City Clerk offices. You do not need an appointment.

To register the partnership, complete, sign, and notarize the form. 

If you choose to submit your application online, you will get a confirmation number after you do so. To complete the application, both partners must go to the Office of the City Clerk in person. You must bring your confirmation number with you.

No one else can apply on behalf of either person.

Fee

The fee to register a Domestic Partnership is $35.

You can pay by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express) or a money order made payable to the City Clerk.

Identification Requirements to Register a Domestic Partnership

You must bring valid identification with you when you apply for a Domestic Partnership. Expired forms of identification will not be accepted, no exceptions.

Acceptable forms of identification are:

• Driver's license (from the United States or one of its territories)
• Non driver's identification card (from the United States or one of its territories)
• Original Birth Certificate
• United States Immigration Card
• A valid passport from any country
• Official School Record
• Employee Identification Card
• IDNYC

Learn about City Clerk Domestic Partnership Registration.

In order to end a Domestic Partnership, a Termination Statement must be completed by you or your partner and signed by both parties.

Statements can be submitted online or in person at the Office of the City Clerk. If the statement is submitted online, you must still appear in person to complete the process.

When you submit the Domestic Partnership Termination Application online, you will get a confirmation number.

To complete the application, you must bring:

• Your confirmation number
• $27 payment (by credit card or money order, payable to the City Clerk)
• Proper identification
• Any additional required documentation

Learn about City Clerk Domestic Partnership Termination.

You may purchase additional certificates, in person only, at any City Clerk's Office.

The fee for a certified copy is $9 by credit card or money order payable to the City Clerk.

For additional inquires on obtaining duplicate copies of a domestic partnership, you can call the City Clerk's office.