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The following definitions apply to this Article:
BASIC NECESSITIES OF LIFE
The cost of essential food, shelter and other fundamental needs.
CITY CLERK
The City Clerk of the City of Clayton, Missouri.
DEPENDENT
A person who resides within the household of a registered domestic partnership and is:
1. 
A biological, adopted, or foster child of a registered domestic partner; or
2. 
A dependent as defined under United States Internal Revenue Service regulations; or
3. 
A ward of a registered domestic partner as determined in a guardianship or other legal proceeding.
DOMESTIC PARTNERS
Two (2) adults who consider themselves to be members of each other's immediate family, share a principal residence in the City of Clayton, and are jointly responsible for the basic necessities of life. The individuals need not contribute equally to the cost of these necessities, as long as they agree that both share that responsibility.
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To establish a domestic partnership, two (2) individuals must file a joint declaration of domestic partnership with the City Clerk affirming that they:
1. 
Have resided together in the City of Clayton for at least six (6) months;
2. 
Each intends to reside with the other and share responsibility for the common necessities of life for one another;
3. 
Are each eighteen (18) years of age or older;
4. 
Are mentally competent to contract;
5. 
Are not related by blood closer than would bar marriage in the State of Missouri;
6. 
Are not married to any person other than their domestic partner; and
7. 
Are each other's sole domestic partner.
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Filing Location. Two (2) individuals seeking to become domestic partners must complete and file a declaration of domestic partnership with the City Clerk.
B. 
Filing Prohibition. No individual who has previously filed a declaration of domestic partnership may file a new declaration of domestic partnership until six (6) months after a termination of domestic partnership has been completed as provided by the governing law of that jurisdiction where previously filed or, in the case of declarations filed in the City of Clayton, a notice of termination of that previous declaration has been filed as hereinafter provided. This prohibition shall not apply if the previous domestic partnership ended because one (1) of the domestic partners is deceased.
C. 
Filing Fee. Individuals filing a declaration or termination of domestic partnership shall pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the City.
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The declaration of domestic partnership form shall require each registrant to:
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Affirm that he or she meets the requirements of Section 225.220; and
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Provide the mailing address of the common residence; and
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Sign the form attesting that all statements are true and correct.
B. 
The City shall have declaration and termination forms available at the office of the City Clerk.
C. 
The declaration of domestic partnership form and the termination of domestic partnership form shall contain notice that false statements made on the form are punishable.
D. 
Partnership Registration. The City shall register the declaration of domestic partnership submitted by the partners in a registry and return a copy of the declaration to the domestic partners at the address provided as their common residence.
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The City shall register the notice of termination of domestic partnership pursuant to the requirements set forth in Section 225.250.
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Termination. A domestic partnership ends when:
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One (1) of the domestic partners dies, marries a person other than their domestic partner, or enters into a civil union or registered domestic partnership with someone other than his or her registered domestic partner; or
2. 
A notice of termination of domestic partnership has been filed by one (1) or both domestic partners with the City.
B. 
Notice Of Termination. If the facts affirmed in the declaration of domestic partnership cease to be true, one (1) or both parties to a domestic partnership shall file a notice of termination of domestic partners with the City Clerk. Upon receipt, the City Clerk shall return a copy of the notice marked "filed" to each of the partners if jointly filed; or two (2) copies to the filing partner. Unless the partners jointly file the notice, the partner filing the notice shall, within five (5) days, send a copy of the filed notice to the other partner's last known address. However, this requirement shall not apply if the termination is due to the death of one (1) of the domestic partners.
C. 
Effective Termination Date. Termination of a domestic partnership shall be effective upon filing of the notice of termination of domestic partnership with the City Clerk by one (1) or both partners, or on the date of the death of one (1) of the domestic partners.
D. 
Notice To Third Parties. Following the termination of a domestic partnership, each former domestic partner who has received or qualified for any benefit or right based upon the existence of a domestic partnership and receipt of that benefit or enjoyment of that right has not otherwise terminated, shall give prompt notification to any third party who provides such benefit or right that the domestic partnership has terminated.
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Failure To Give Notice. Failure to provide notice to third parties as prescribed in the Section shall not delay or prevent the termination of the domestic partnership.
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Use Of And Access To City Facilities. All facilities owned and operated by the City, including, but not limited to, recreational facilities, shall allow the registered domestic partner of a user or member, and his or her dependents, to be included in any rights and privileges accorded a spouse and children for purposes of use and access to City facilities.
B. 
No Property Rights. The creation or conveyance of property rights are not matters within the authority of the City of Clayton. The registration of a domestic partnership does not, in and of itself, create or confer on either party any property right to real or personal property of the other partner. Any party wishing to create or convey such an interest must do so in accord with the relevant civil laws of the State of Missouri. Likewise, the termination of a domestic partnership registration shall not, in and of itself, alter or terminate any property right of either member with respect to real or personal property separately or jointly owned. Such alteration or termination must be accomplished in accord with the relevant civil laws of the State of Missouri. The City of Clayton is not authorized to, and will not, adjudicate any property rights or interests of current or previous registered domestic partners.
C. 
Recognition By Others. The City of Clayton urges health care providers and facilities to accept this registration as proof of relationship for their visitation and other policies. The City also calls upon all others with whom Clayton registered domestic partners interact to join the City in respecting the societal importance of the commitment and relationship of such partners and to recognize that relationship in their dealings with either or both partners.