Notaries and the County Clerk of The Court Office - DECLARATION OF DOMICILE

Notaries and the County Clerk of The Court Office - DECLARATION OF DOMICILE

This is part of my continuing education to the residents of Charlotte County about the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court.  While the position as a Notary Public, in the State of Florida, is an appointed position under the Governor of the Great State of Florida, and mainly supervised by the Secretary of State, we work closely in many ways with the County Clerks of the Circuit Courts.  This includes the mortgage signings many of us do, marriages, and other various documents which are recorded by the Clerk's Office.  So I though it would be a great idea to educate you on some of their many functions.  I will only address my local Charlotte County Clerk's office, but many clerks offices throughout Florida, and even the country should have a lot of similar functions.  Obviously since laws will vary from county to county as well as state to state, they will not all be entirely the same, but it is a very interesting office with a lot of great services that many people do not realize!

DID YOU KNOW...

The purpose of the Declaration of Domicile is to establish residency.  Once the declaration of domicile is filed, it is good throughout the entire state of Florida.

Husband and wife may complete onr form.  If only one spouse is present at the time, he or she may complete the form on behalf of the other spouse.

A Declaration of Domicile is inclusive of all children residing within the home.  However, when a child becomes eighteen (18) years of age, he or she must complete a form on his or her own.

A Declaration of Domicile must contain the following information:

1. The City, state and street number of your previous residence prior to moving to the State of Florida
2. State under oath that you are changing your domicile and becoming a bona fide resident of Florida, along with the date in which you moved to Florida on a permanent basis
3. The street and city in Charlotte County where you are presently residing
4. You muct state that you intend to make Florida your permenant residence.

No other proof is necessary.  The Declaration of Domicile is signed under oath at which time you are stating that all of the above information is true and correct, in the presence of a deputy clerk.

The Clerk's office will record the Declaration of Domicile for a fee of $10.00.  A receipt with the recorded information on it will be issued.  We will return the original to you after we have processed it.

You may obtain a Declaration of Domicile from the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Welcome to Charlotte County.

And here is the contact information for the Clerk's Office:

http://www.co.charlotte.fl.us

Justice Center:

350 E. Marion Avenue

Punta Gorda, FL 33950

Murdock:

18500 Murdock Circle

Port Charlotte, FL 33948

Englewood:

4318 North Access Road

Englewood, FL 34224

Phone: 941-637-2199

Fax: 941-505-4749

Citizens Dispute

941-637-2281

Law Library

350 East Marion Ave., 1st Floor, Buidling A, Punta Gorda, FL

Charlotte County Sheriff's Department

http://www.ccso.org

941-639-2101

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

http://www.doacs.state.fl.us

800-435-7352

The Florida Bar Referral Service

http://www.floridabar.org

800-342-8011

Charlotte 2-1-1

26571 Airport Rd, Punta Gorda, FL 33982

941-205-2161

Florida Online Sunshine

Official Internet Site of the Florida Legislature

http://www.leg.state.fl.us

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