Information and instructions on how to register a domestic partnership in the City of Boulder.
To better serve a wider range of constituents, we are moving to an all-electronic format for Domestic Partnership Registration starting Monday, July 17th. This system will now allow you to complete your application, upload required documentation, submit payment, and book your appointment all online.
Please note, ALL appointments will be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams on Mondays at 2 p.m.
Domestic partners are two people who have signed an affidavit swearing that they are:
Domestic Partners do NOT have to reside in the City of Boulder.
You will be required to complete the Domestic Partnership Application on this page which will allow you to securily submit your identification documents and proof of joint residency.
The Denver Clerk and Recorders Office also provide Domestic Partnership registrations.
Denver Clerk and Recorders Office
Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building
201 W. Colfax Ave., Dept. 101 (First Floor)
Denver, CO 80202
720-865-8400
The following steps are used by the City Clerk in registering domestic partners:
The Clerk's Office will record information from all Domestic Partnership registrations in the database, which is part of the public record. Personal Privacy Information (PPI) will not be released if requested through the Colorado Open Records Act.
To initiate a termination, complete the Termination of Domestic Partnership form on this page by selecting the type of service, Termination of Domestic Partnership.
Only registrations filed with the City of Boulder can be processed for termination. We are unable to process terminations that were filed in other Cities/Counties.
$25.00 fee payable via credit card when the form is submitted.
The termination form must be signed and dated electronically by at least one partner. If only one partner signs, that partner must submit evidence via the form, that they have attempted to notify the other partner of the termination of the partnership.
Domestic partnership registration is voluntary, and does not create any new or different legal rights or responsibilities. The City of Boulder is not able to provide you with any legal advice concerning your partnership, and you may wish to consult an attorney for such advice. A domestic partnership does not create a "common law marriage" and may be evidence that no common law marriage has occurred. It does not create a joint venture or partnership or create any other legal rights between the partners or relating to any third partner. However, it may be used as evidence that an intimate relationship existed between the parties.
Because domestic partnership does not provide for many things covered by legal marriage, you should consult an attorney and make arrangements for a number of matters, including, but not limited to: wills, power of attorney, medical matters or tax implications.
