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Marriage License Requirements

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Effective April 22, 2008, all those applying for a marriage license must present a certified copy of their birth certificate

Application:

Marriage licenses should be applied for between 7 and 30 days before the wedding. The marriage license is good for 30 days.
There is a five day waiting period required before a license can be issued. This is exclusive of the day of application.  A $10.00 waiver fee may be paid to avoid the waiting period.

Requirements :

You must apply for the license in the County where one of you has resided for the last 30 days. If both parties are from out of State, the license is obtained in the County where the marriage will take place.
You are required to present satisfactory proof of identification and residence; social security numbers are also required. All applicants must provide a certified copy of their birth certificate.
The fee for a marriage license is $75.

Eligibility:

Age - If a person is under the age of 18, both parents or guardian must sign a consent form in person in the County Clerk's Office.
Relationship- you may not marry someone if you are closer than second cousins.
The only exception would be if the won/man has reached 55 years of age or if one of the party's submit an affidavit of personal sterility.
Divorced persons- A divorced person may not remarry until 6 months have passed from the granting of the divorce. This applies if the divorce is granted in Wisconsin or elsewhere. The Judgment of Divorce must be presented upon application of the marriage license.
Widowed- A death certificate from the previous marriage must be presented.
Same Sex-Persons of the same sex may not marry in Wisconsin.
Premarital Exams- Wisconsin does not require a premarital exam or blood tests.

Ceremony:

Officiants - A Clergyman of any religious denomination or society or court commissioner may perform the ceremony.
The State will not question the legality of the officiant performing the marriage as long as her/she is believed to be legally able to perform the ceremony. The two parties may marry themselves if it is according to the rules and regulations of any religious society, denomination or sect to which one of them belongs.
The state does not question your beliefs if you intend to act as your own officiant. The marriage license must be filed in the Register of Deeds Office within three days of the ceremony.

Witnesses- Two witnesses over the age of 18 years must sign the marriage license.

When applying for a marriage license, you must present a certified copy of your birth certificate in addition to one form from the Primary Identification list.  If you do not have a Primary ID document, you must produce two Secondary ID documents.

 All Primary Identification and at least one of the two Secondary  ID documents must show your current name and address.

 Expired cards or documents are not acceptable.

 ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION

Primary Identification                                  Secondary Identification

Requires ONE of the following:     OR   Requires TWO of the following