Verified Petition to Recognize a Relationship As a Marriage

(1)The district court has jurisdiction under Utah Code Section 30-1-4.5. and Section 78A-5-102.

(2)The court of this county has venue because(Choose all that apply.):

[ ] at least one of the partners resides in this county.

[ ] at least one of the elements giving rise to the cause of action occurred in this county.

(3)My/Our interest in this relationship is as:

[ ] a partner.

[ ] another interested person ______. (describe your interest in the relationship sought to be recognized as a marriage)

(4)______(name), is (Choose one.):

[ ] the petitioner.

(5)______(name),is (Choose one.):

[ ] the co-petitioner.

[ ] the respondent.

[ ] deceased (Attach a photocopy of the death certificate.).

(6)The partners agreed to live together as married people.At the time of the agreement, the partners were of legal age and capable of giving consent and were legally capable of entering a solemnized marriage according to Utah law.

(7)As a result of the agreement to live together as married people, the partners:

cohabitated;

mutually assumed marital rights, duties, and obligations;

held themselves out as married people; and

acquired a uniform and general reputation as married people.

(8)(Choose one.)

[ ] The partners are living together, and have been living together since ______(date).

[ ] The relationship has ended, but the partners lived together between ______(date)and ______(date).

(9)This petition was filed: (Choose one.)

[ ] during the relationship.

[ ] within one year following the end of the relationship.

(10)[ ] The Respondent has stipulated to the entry of an order establishing a marriage between the partners. (If the Respondent is not a co-petitioner, but agrees with this petition, attach the Stipulation to Enter Judgment.)

(11)I/Weask the court for an order establishing the date of the partners’ marriage as ______(date).