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FLORIDA MARRIAGE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
You do not have
to be a resident of Florida or the US to apply for a marriage
license however, both parties must be present when applying. One
of the following forms of identification is required for each
party to obtain a marriage license:
-
Driver's License issued in the United States:
- Federal
or State Identification card; or
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Passport showing your name and date of birth.
Birth
certificates or green cards are not acceptable. A blood test is
not required.
If either party
was married before, the manner in which the last marriage ended
and the exact date the marriage ended is required.
Copies of
the death certificate or Final Decree of Divorce, Dissolution or
Annulment are not required.
The cost of
a license is $93.50.
Residents of
the State of Florida generally has a waiting period of 3 days,
as Florida law requires, for the marriage license to become
effective.
If one
applicant is a Florida resident and the other is not the 3 day
waiting period will still be required.
The Circuit
Civil Department takes applications for and issues marriage
licenses. The Clerk accepts cash, check or money orders.
A license is
valid in any county in the State of Florida. It is valid for 60
days and no extensions may be made.
The is a
pre-marital course available that may decrease the cost of the
marriage license and waive the 3 day waiting period, contact the
courthouse for details.
LOCATIONS (for the Palm Beach County
courthouse)
The
office is in room 3.2300 of the new courthouse located at 205
North Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach and is open from 8:00 A.M.
to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, except
legal holidays.
Telephone:
(561) 355-2986
Phone operators are available during offices hours from 8:00 A.
M., to 5:00 P.M.
Our mailing address is P.O. Box 4667, West Palm Beach, FL
33402-4667.
For location
and directions to:
The CENTRAL
county office in Downtown West Palm Beach, from I-95 take
Okeechobee Blvd East to Australian go North on Australian to
Banyan. Turn right or East on Banyan to Dixie Highway.
Limited parking is available on the street, in nearby private
lots and in the County Parking Garages. These facilities charge
for parking.
The ROYAL
PALM BEACH office is located at 200 Civic Center Way, Suite 500,
Royal Palm Beach, 33411.
Telephone:
561-355-2230.
The office opens from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through
Friday, except
legal holidays.
Phone operators are available from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M..
The SOUTH
county office in Delray Beach is in Room 160 of the Courthouse
at 200 W. Atlantic Avenue.
Telephone:
561-274-1588
The office opens from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through
Friday, except
legal holidays.
From I-95 exit East on West Atlantic Avenue. There is free
parking available behind the Courthouse. Phone operators are
available from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
The NORTH
county office is in room 101 of the Courthouse at 3188 PGA Blvd,
Palm Beach Gardens.
Telephone:
561-624-6650
The office is open from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through
Friday, except
legal holidays.
From I-95 exit East on PGA Blvd. There is free parking available
behind the Courthouse. Phone operators are available from 8:00
A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
The WEST county
office is in the Courthouse at 38844 State Road 80, Belle Glade.
Telephone:
561-996-4843
The office is open from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through
Friday, except
legal holidays.
Drive west on State Road 80, which in West Palm Beach is
Southern Blvd, to the corner of State Road 80 and U.S. Highway
441 in Belle Glade. There is free parking at the Courthouse.
Phone operators are available from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Boca Raton
Mobile Unit:
From I-95 and Palmetto Park Road, head east to Boca Raton
Boulevard, go left and it is on the right hand side in the city
police station. Parking available in police station lot. Hours:
7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday. Services limited to
traffic and parking ticket payments, marriage and Passport
applications. For additional information, call the Delray Beach
office at
(561) 274-1588 |
