Requirements -     Both applicants must appear.

*         Both applicants must present valid, government-issued photo identification.

*         Both applicants must know their social security number

*         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.

*         If an applicant is 16-17 years old, he/she must present the following in addition to the requirements above:

*        a certified copy of his/her birth certificate, and

*        notarized parental consent from both parents.

*         A blood test is not required.

*         The marriage license fee is $93.50, payable by cash, check, or credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover cards only) at the time of application.

*         All applicants are required to read a handbook prepared by the Florida Bar that details the rights and responsibilities of marriage. All applicants must sign a sworn statement affirming that they have read this handbook.

*         COURSE REQUIREMENT or THREE-DAY WAIT for FLORIDA RESIDENTS ONLY: All Florida residents who apply for a marriage license must 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. 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.

*      If both applicants complete the marriage preparation course, the marriage license fee is reduced to $61.00.

•          The license must be used within sixty days of issuance.
•          The marriage license may be used in any county in the State of Florida.
•          The executed license must be returned within ten days to the county in which it was issued.

•  All Florida Clerks of Court and Florida Deputy Clerks of Court.
  PLEASE NOTE: Clerks of Court, Deputy Clerks of Court, Probate Judges, etc., from outside the State of Florida ARE NOT AUTHORIZED UNDER FLORIDA LAW TO PERFORM YOUR CEREMONY.
•  All Florida notaries public.
  PLEASE NOTE: Notaries public from outside the State of Florida ARE NOT AUTHORIZED UNDER FLORIDA LAW TO PERFORM YOUR CEREMONY.
•   Florida judicial officers, including retired Florida judicial officers. Florida judicial officers who may perform a marriage ceremony include Florida state court judges, retired Florida state court judges, Federal court judges whose jurisdiction includes Florida, and retired Federal court judges whose jurisdiction included Florida.
  PLEASE NOTE: State court judges, local court judges, and probate court judges from outside the State of Florida ARE NOT AUTHORIZED UNDER FLORIDA LAW TO PERFORM YOUR CEREMONY.

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