Requirements
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Both applicants must appear.
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Both applicants must present valid, government-issued photo identification.
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Both applicants must know their social security number
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If either applicant has been previously married:
- The previous marriage must have ended.
- You must know the date the last marriage ended:
- Date of Dissolution, or
- Date of death of previous spouse, or
- Date of Annulment.
- Papers are not required. However, you must take an oath that the information you have given is true and correct.
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If an applicant is 17 years old, he/she must present the following in addition to the requirements above:A blood test is not required.
- A certified copy of his/her birth certificate, and
- Notarized parental consent from both parents.
- Exceptions will be if the parents are divorced and one parent has sole legal custody of the minor child. In this case, a court certified copy of the custody document must be presented and only the consent of the custodial parent will be required. If both parents are deceased, and a guardian has not been appointed by the court, the minor must present certified copies of both death certificates.
- The older party to the marriage is not more than 2 years older than the younger party to the marriage.
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The marriage license fee is $86.00, payable by cash, check, or credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express cards only) at the time of application. There will be a charge of 3.5% if using a credit card.
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Marriage license replacement fee is $32.00.
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Marriage license amended - When a recorded marriage license has been found to contain errors (misspelled name, incorrect social security number, ect.) the fee is $42.00.
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Course Requirements or Three Day Wait for FL Residents Only: All Florida residents who apply for a marriage license may complete a four-hour marriage preparation course, present a Certificate of Completion for the course, and sign a statement that they have taken the course to have the three day wait period waived. For a list of eligible course providers, please see below. For those Florida residents who do not complete this course, the applicants must wait three days before they are married. This three-day waiting period applies to Florida residents only.
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If both applicants complete the marriage preparation course, the marriage license fee is reduced to $61.00.
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