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How do I obtain a Marriage License
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- How do I obtain a Marriage license?
- Both Parties must be present at the time the license is purchased
- Both Parties must provide a valid photo id (click here for acceptable types of id drivers license, DMV identification card or passport)
- You will need full birth names for each party, including mother’s maiden name
- You will need the state or country of both parties parents
- If either party has had a marriage or state registered domestic partnership terminated within the last three months, a certified copy of the decree must be presented when applying for a marriage license. If more that three months, the exact month, day and year of termination is required.
- The fee for a public marriage license is $75.00, payable by cash, check or money order payable to the County Clerk.
- How do I obtain a confidential Marriage License?
- Both Parties must be present at the time the license is purchased
- Both Parties must provide a valid photo id (click here for acceptable types of id drivers license, DMV identification card or passport)
- You will need full birth names for each party, including mother’s maiden name
- You will need the state or country of both parties parents
- If either party has had a marriage or state registered domestic partnership terminated within the last three months, a certified copy of the decree must be presented when applying for a marriage license. If more that three months, the exact month, day and year of termination is required.
- The parties must currently be living together as a couple.
- The license can only be used in Stanislaus County
- The license is not public record. It is not published in the newspaper. Only the parties to the marriage may purchase a copy of the license.
- The fee for a confidential marriage license is $81.00, payable by cash, check or money order payable to the County Clerk.
- Marriage Ceremonies
- You must purchase your marriage license prior to booking your ceremony.
- Ceremonies are held on Fridays from 9:00 am until Noon.
- Ceremonies are by appointment only.
- The fee is $45.00. It must be paid prior to booking you marriage ceremony.
- You must bring at least one witness for a public license ceremony. No witnesses are required for a confidential license ceremony.
- Miscellaneous Information
- Minors, emancipated minors included, cannot be licensed to marry in California without a parent's written consent and a Superior Court Order. Please call for more information. Stanislaus County Superior Court website.
- There are no state residency requirements.
- The regular marriage license can be used anywhere in the state of California. The confidential marriage license can only be used in the county it was issued in.
- One witness is required on the regular marriage license. Two are also acceptable. No witnesses are necessary for the confidential marriage license.
- The regular license is a public record and available for anyone's inspection. It may be published in a local newspaper.
- Certified copies can only be order after the ceremony has taken place, at the Clerks Office for a fee of $13.00 for a regular license and $13.00 for a confidential.
- Marriage may be solemnized by any priest, minister, or rabbi of any religious denomination, a judge or retired judge, commissioner or retired commissioner, or assistant commissioner of a court of record, a judge or magistrate who has resigned from office, or by a person authorized to do so under Family Code Section §401.
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