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Sarasota News Leader January 11, 2013 Her concern, Patterson said, is that the county not "get dragged into a bunch of lawsuits" over a registry that might not be recognized by other jurisdictions. "I just don't want to end up in court on this," Patterson added. In asking for consensus, Mason said, she was making the assumption that County Administrator Randall Reid "was going to drag in the attorney," prompting chuckles from other board members. Page 13 not about subject matter," but about using the ordinance as a model for a county registry. Robinson pointed out that she had talked with Shelin and had asked him to provide answers to questions she had posed. "We definitely need a legal analysis," Commissioner Joe Barbetta said, adding he also wanted to be sure any county registry was revenue-neutral — that fees covered county costs. Commissioner Charles Hines prompted more Commissioner Christine Robinson said she chuckles when he said, "There's a problem had reviewed the City of Sarasota's ordinance with having so many attorneys on this board." establishing a domestic registry, "and I have some structural concerns …" Like Robinson, both Hines and Barbetta are attorneys. Patterson is married to an attorney. Given her family law background, Robinson added, a few portions of the ordinance "made Hines said he also had had questions for my eyes bug out … I see some big issues — Shelin regarding how variations in domestic It is uncertain whether the Florida Legislature will see a bill filed this year that would establish a statewide domestic partnership registry. iStock photo