Nova Scotia - Apply for a Domestic Partnership

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Procedure

• Forms for registration are available from the Vital Statistics Office by mail, telephone or in person.
• You may download an application form to request a certificate or registration form, from the following links:

Domestic Partnership Certificate Application:
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/pdf/ans-vstat-domestic-partnership-certificate-application.pdf
Declaration of Domestic Partnership Registration Application:
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/pdf/ans-vstat-declaration-domestic-partnership-application.pdf

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Required Documents

• Proof of age for each of the parties (birth certificate, baptismal certificate, passport, drivers license).
• Proof of residency for each of the parties (health card, drivers license) or proof of ownership of real property in the province. "Residency" is defined as living in the province for at least three months.
• If either party is divorced, proof of divorce (certificate of divorce or decree absolute).
• If either party is widowed, proof of death (death certificate, funeral directors statement of death or obituary notice).
• A completed and signed declaration of domestic partnership, witnessed by one or more persons.
• Applicable fee

Office Locations & Contacts

Access Nova Scotia
Counter Service:
Vital Statistics Office
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
300 Horseshoe Lake Drive Halifax, NS
B3S 0B7
Monday to Friday
8:30am - 4:30pm.
Atlantic Standard Time

Services Available:
(902) 424-4381
Monday to Friday,
8:30am - 4:30pm
Atlantic Standard Time

Toll-Free:
(within Nova Scotia)
1-877-848-2578

Fax:
(902) 424-0678

Mailing Address:
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 157
Halifax, NS
B3J 2M9

Email:
[email protected]

Eligibility

To file a declaration both parties must be:

• Over the age of majority (over 19 years of age);
• Ordinarily resident in Nova Scotia or own property in the province as of date of registration;
• Not married;
• Not in another domestic partnership.

Fees

• Registration of a Domestic Partnership: $24.20
• For a complete list of fees, follow this link: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/access/vitalstats/vital-statistics-fees.asp

Validity

The partnership ends at the earliest of the following events:

• parties live separate and apart for more than a year (one party may make an affidavit to that effect to register the termination with Vital Statistics).
• parties enter into a separation agreement pursuant to the Maintenance and Custody Act - parties must show proof of such an agreement in order to register the termination with Vital Statistics.
• parties file a Statement of Termination with Vital Statistics.
• one of the parties marries a third party.

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Required Information

For both parties:

• full names of partner
• birth dates
• age
• status
• residence

Need for the Document

A domestic partners declaration can be made by two persons who are living in a conjugal relationship and who wish to form a domestic partnership. The declaration must be made in the prescribed form and witnessed by one or more persons.

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External Links

Applying for Domestic Partnership: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/access/vitalstats/domestic-partnership.asp
Contact Information: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/access/vitalstats/contact.asp

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