Connecticut - Obtain Marriage License

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Procedure

1. If you are planning to marry, you and your spouse-to-be must appear in person at a local vital records office to apply for a marriage license.
2. Complete a marriage license application form, provide identification and make a sworn statement that the information that you provide is true.
3. Pay the license fee.

After the marriage ceremony, the marriage officiator will submit the license to the registrar of vital records of the town where the marriage took place. The registrar will then register the license and place it on file for permanent record. Once registered, the marriage license becomes a vital record and is referred to as a marriage certificate.

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Required Documents

• birth certificates
• photo identification cards/ IDs
• divorce decree (if any)
• written parental consent (for minors)

Office Locations & Contacts

Connecticut Department of Public Health

Mailing Address:
Vital Records Office
410 Capitol Ave. MS#11VRS
Hartford, CT 06134-0308

State Vital Records Customer Service Hours of Operation:

• Customer Service Window - Hours of Operation
  

410 Capitol Ave, 8:15AM to 3:45PM Monday - Friday

• Telephone Customer Service - for birth, death and marriage certificates
  

Phone: (860) 509-7700 between the hours of 12:00 noon and 4:00 pm

• Telephone Customer Service - for Paternity related questions
  

Phone (860) 509-7958 between the hours of 12:00 noon and 4:00 pm

Vital Records Fax: (860) 509-7964

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Eligibility

A person is eligible to marry if such person is:

• Not a party to another marriage, or a legal relationship that provides substantially the same rights, benefits and responsibilities as a marriage, or one of the following exceptions are met:
  • the person is joined in a civil union and such person marries their civil union partner; or
  • the person is joined in another type of legal relationship that is substantially similar to a civil union, and such person marries the partner of such other relationship.
• At least 18 years old, or one of the following exceptions are met:
  • the person is under 18 years of age, and such person has received written consent to marry from a parent, guardian, or in the absence of such parent or guardian, a probate court judge; or
  • the person is under 16 years of age, and such person has received written consent to marry from a probate court judge.
• Not under the supervision or control of a conservator, or the following exception is met:
  • the person is under the supervision or control of a conservator and such person has received written consent to marry from their conservator.
  • Not prohibited from marrying pursuant to section C.G.S. 46b-21. C.G.S. 46-21 prohibits persons from marrying their parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, sibling, parents sibling, siblings child, stepparent or stepchild.

NOTE:

• Applicants no longer need to have a blood test to obtain a marriage license in Connecticut.
• As of November 12, 2008, same sex marriage became legal in Connecticut.

Fees

Marriage License: $30.00 fee for each license to marry.

Validity

A marriage license issued in Connecticut is valid for sixty-five (65) days and can only be used in Connecticut.

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Instructions

Application to obtain a marriage license is processed at the vital records office of the town where the marriage is to take place.

Required Information

• social security numbers
• mother's maiden name
• parents' birthplaces
• Date and location of your wedding
• Name and contact information of your wedding officiant

Need for the Document

A Marriage License is a document that ensures you and your spouse-to-be are eligible to be married.

Following are procedures on how you can obtain a marriage license in Connecticut.

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External Links

Connecticut Department of Public Health: http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3132&q=390672
Connecticut Marriage License Information: http://marriage.about.com/cs/marriagelicenses/p/connecticut.htm

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