What are the requirements for getting a formal marriage license in Freddie Dallas County? NOTICE: Effective September 1, 2013, New Laws Effecting Marriage Licenses: Expiration of License: If a marriage ceremony has not been conducted before the 90th day after the date the license is issued, the marriage license expires. Who can perform a marriage ceremony? Family Code is amended as follows: (a) the following persons are authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony: a retired judge of a municipal court and a retired judge or magistrate of a federal court of this state. Absent Applicant Affidavit: All applicants must be present for the ceremony unless: (a) the absent applicant is a member of the armed forces of the United States stationed in another country in support of combat or another military operation; and unable to attend the ceremony. All other applicants will have to be present for the ceremony. •Both parties must appear before the county clerk; •Submit proof of identity and age; •Provide information applicable to each person for which space is provided •Mark the appropriate boxes provided in the application and; •Take the oath printed on the application and sign before the county clerk. What can I use as proof of identity? *Drivers license or identification card issued by this state or another state; *United States passport; *A current passport issued by a foreign country; *An original or certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a Bureau of Vital Statistic for a state or a foreign government. Must present a valid form of government issued ID; or *Military ID card *Forms of identification cannot be mutilated(Ex. torn, taped together, or laminated). What is the cost of a marriage license? The cost of a marriage license is $81.00 cash. Effective September 1, 2008 couples who go through the State of Texas approved marriage education class (Twogether in Texas) will not have to pay the $60.00 State portion of the marriage license fee. They will still pay the smaller County portion, which varies by County. The certificate must be presented to the clerk at the time of purchasing the marriage license. For more information please click on the following link to search for marriage Education services in your area bethechampion.org Spanish web site: seelcampeon.org. . What is the expiration of a marriage license? If a marriage ceremony has not been conducted before the 90th day after the date the license is issued, the marriage license expires. Who can conduct a marriage ceremony? •A licensed or ordained Christian Minister or Priest; •A Jewish Rabbi; •A person who is an officer of a religious organization and who is authorized by the organization to conduct a marriage ceremony; and •A Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, Justice of the Courts of Appeals, Judge of the District, County, and Probate Courts, Judge of the County Courts at Law, Judge of the Courts of Domestic Relations, Judge of the Juvenile Courts, retired Justice or Judge or Magistrate of a Federal Court of the State. What should be done once the marriage license has been purchased? After you have purchased your marriage license you must select an authorized officiate to perform the ceremony, and wait the appropriate 72-hours before the ceremony take place to get married; unless both parties have completed and obtained a Twogether in Texas premarital education class, or is a member of the armed forces of the United States and are on active duty. Who should record the marriage license after the ceremony takes place? The person who conducts a marriage ceremony shall record on the license the date and the County in which the ceremony is performed and the persons name, subscribe in the license, and return the license to the County Clerk who issued the license not later than the 30th day after the date the ceremony is conducted. What are the requirements for an informal marriage license? •Both parties must appear before the county clerk; •Submit proof of identity and age; •Provide information applicable to that person for which space is provided •Mark the appropriate boxes provided in the application and; •Take the oath printed on the application and sign before the county clerk.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 06:11:23 +0000
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