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LOWE v. BROWARD COUNTY

No. 4D99-1664.

766 So.2d 1199 (2000)

Lawrence LOWE, Appellant, v. BROWARD COUNTY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 20, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Glen Curran of Curran and Curran, Fort Lauderdale, Jordan W. Lorence, and Jonathan P. Gundlach of Northstar Legal Center, Fairfax, Virginia, for appellant.

Edward A. Dion, County Attorney for Broward County, Andrew J. Meyers, Chief Appellate Counsel, and Tamara M. Scrudders, Assistant County Attorney, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

Dean J. Trantalis, Lighthouse Point, Stephen R. Scarborough, and Marvin Peguese of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia for Amicus Curiae-Broward County Log Cabin Republican Club of Florida, Congregation Etz Chaim, The Dolphin Democratic Club, Equality Florida, Fort Lauderdale Business Network, Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Fort Lauderdale, Gays United Against Repression and Discrimination, Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Political Advocacy Coalition Political Action Committee, and The Sunshine Cathedral Metropolitan Community Church.

GROSS, J.

This case concerns the constitutionality of the Broward County Domestic Partnership Act under Article VIII, Section 1(g) of the Florida Constitution. Except for one section which is severable from the Act, we hold that the ordinance is constitutional.

In January 1999, the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County ("Board") enacted Ordinance 199-03, the Broward County Domestic Partnership Act of 1999 ("DPA" or "Act"). The Act, as amended, became...

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