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GETTING YOUR MARRIAGE LICENSE

If you are getting married in Vermont....

Both partners should go to the town clerk's office to apply for your marriage license. Your license will be valid for 60 days, and you can get it as late as the day before the wedding. However, it is a good idea to get it 2-4 weeks before the wedding.

  • If both bride and groom are residents of Vermont, you may get your license from the Town Clerk in the town of residence of either one. If only one of you is a resident, go to the Town Clerk of the Vermont resident. Your license is valid anywhere in Vermont.

  • If neither of you are residents of Vermont, you need to go to a town clerk in the county in which you will be married.

    You may need to bring:

    • proof of age (birth certificate)
    • if divorced, a copy of divorce decree
    • if widowed, spouse's death certificate
    • license fee--$20.00

    (You may not need these documents; you may want to call your town clerk to ask what they require)
    You will need to know your parents' names, including your mother's maiden name, and the states where your parents were born. (This information is usually on your birth certificate.)
    You do not need a blood test

    Your marriage can be performed by: A judge, supreme court justice, assistant judge, justice of the peace, or an ordained or licensed minister, rabbi or priest residing in Vermont or authorized by their denomination. If the officiant does not reside in Vermont, or is not recognized by the State of Vermont, they must file for a permit from a Probate Court in the county where the marriage will take place.

    You must deliver the license to the officiant before the marriage can be performed. After the ceremony, the officiant will complete the license, sign it, and return it to the town clerk's office within 10 days of the ceremony so your marriage may be officially registered.

    You will need a copy of your marriage certificate if you want to change your name legally (ie Social Security, etc). You may request (in person or in writing) a copy from the town clerk 2 or more weeks after the ceremony.

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