New Jersey Marriage License Requirements

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What Are The Requirements For Entering Into A New Jersey Marriage? The following criteria must be met before two people can enter a marriage in New Jersey: They must not be a party to another civil union, domestic partnership or marriage in New Jersey or recognized by New Jersey; Be at least 18 years of age, except that applicants under the age of 18 may enter into a marriage with parental consent. Applicants under the age of 16 must obtain parental consent and have the consent approved in writing by any judge of the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part of NJ.

Where Do We Apply For Marriage License? If the bride lives in NJ, the couple applies in her town; if the bride does not live in NJ but the groom does, it is his town; The license is good throughout the state of New Jersey and the couple can get married anywhere in the state. However, if neither live in NJ, they apply in the town where the marriage is taking place and must get married there.

Who Can I Call For Information? Call the Registrar of Vital Statistics in the town and make an appointment. Hours are generally between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.You can find a list of them at the bottom of this page organized by NJ county.

Can I Apply Alone? Both the groom and bride must appear in person, (not necessarily at the same time) and each must be accompanied by the same witness.

What Do We Need To Bring? The bride, groom and the witness must bring two forms of identification. Both forms of ID must be government issued, and one must be a photo identification. If you do not have a photo ID, call the registrar before you go and let them know.

What is Proper Identification? Proper identification is:

Photo Drivers License or Drivers License without photo
Passport
Birth Certificate
Social Security Card
Visa for staying in the United States

Anything Else We Need? If this is a second (or more) marriage for either, if the cause of devolution was death, bring the death certificate; if legal annulment, bring the annulment order; or if divorce, bring the first page of the divorce decree showing jurisdiction, docket number and date of filing. All previous spouses must be listed on the application and will be listed on the license.

How Much Is The NJ Marriage License? The license in New Jersey currently costs $28. There is a 72 hour waiting period required between application and issuance. In an emergency (illness, military leave, etc.), a Superior Court Judge (found in County Courthouses) can sign a waiver lifting the 72 hour waiting period. You apply for the License, seek out a Judge to grant the waiver, and then take that paper you receive from the Judge to the town to have the License issued immediately.

What If This Is A Remarriage?

For individuals who are currently in a marriage in New Jersey or are in a marriage in another state or country, there exists the option to reaffirm your relationship or your vows by registering a Remarriage:

In order to apply for a Remarriage the couple must provide proof of their existing marriage, meet the requirements for entering into a marriage in New Jersey and follow the guidelines above to complete the license application.

The process for a Remarriage License are the same as for the Marriage License, except that the Remarriage License must be accompanied by the proof of existing marriage and once the application is filed there is no 72 hour waiting period before the license is issued.

What Do We Do After We Get A License? When you get your license, carefully review every line for errors and have them corrected at once. Erroneous information will require a change order and delay your receipt of your Proof of Marriage Documents. The information on the license is used for many purposes, and like Birth and Death certificates, once the Seal is placed on the document, you live with that information as a permanent part of your record, SO MAKE SURE IT IS ACCURATE. This information is also given later to Social Security, so it must match what they already have on file. Show any errors to the registrar and have them give you a corrected license immediately.

What Do We Then Do With The License? You now have a four part carbon-copied license to be wed. Keep it safe and DO NOT write on it or over it. On the day of the wedding the license is to be handed to the officiant performing the ceremony. For convenenience, any payment due to the officiant can be placed in the envelope with the license.

After the officiant and any two adults you choose (18 years or older) sign the license (sometimes it is the Best Man & Maid of Honor ; it can also be any other 2 people you wish to include that day), you are supposed to receive the pink copy of the license.

Take the pink copy on your honeymoon, it is your only proof that you are married. The pink copy has no legal force. It can be saved as a piece of memorabilia while you await your real proofs of marriage certificates.

Who Files The Marriage License? The marriage license must be filed by the officiant in the town where the wedding takes place within 5 days of the ceremony. Make sure your officiant will take care of this. The officiant holds onto the blue copy and sends in the 2 white copies.

What Is The Proof Of My Marriage? For the bride to take on the last name of the groom (with or without her own last name) on her drivers license, bank, insurance, and Social Security, she needs the Proof of Marriage that is obtained from the registrar of the town where the wedding took place, or much later, if you are not in a hurry, from the State government in Trenton. Each town has a separate and different fee for each original and requires a Request for Marriage Certificate be filled out.

Only the Bride and/or Groom may apply in person or by mail for their Certified Proof(s) of Marriage. You need to obtain the application form from the township where the wedding has taken place. Again, you will call the Registrar of Vital Statistics. You cannot obtain the proof until after the marriage license is filed by the officiant who conducted your wedding. If you are local to the town, one of you can walk in with and show the pink copy and a photo identification just as you first did when going for your marriage license.

Who can legally perform marriages in New Jersey? Each judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, each judge of the federal district court, United States magistrate, judge of a municipal court, judge of the Superior Court, judge of a tax court, retired judge of the Superior Court or Tax Court, or judge of the Superior Court or Tax Court, the former County Court, the former County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, or the former County District Court who has resigned in good standing, surrogate of any county, county clerk and any mayor of former mayor not currently serving on the municipal governing body or the deputy mayor when authorized by the mayor, or chairman of any township committee or village president of this State, and every minister of every religion, are hereby authorized to solemnize marriages or civil unions between such persons as may lawfully enter into the matrimonial relation or civil union; and every religious society, institution or organization in this State may join together in marriage or civil union such persons according to the rules and customs of the society, institution or organization.


New Jersey County Clerk Address and Telephone Number List

Atlantic County Clerk
5901 Main St
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
609-625-4011
Map
Belvidere Town Clerk
413 2nd St
Belvidere, NJ 07823
908-475-5331
Map
Bergen County Clerk
Room 214 Court House
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-336-6000
Map
Burlington County
Recording Department
49 Rancocas Road
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
609-267-0170
Map
Camden County Recorder
Municipal Town Clerk
City Hall Room 102
Camden, NJ 08101
609-757-7085
Map
Cape May Courthouse
Jersey Town Clerk
7 North Main St
New Jersey, NJ 08210
201-547-5150
Map
Cumberland County
Bridgeton Town Clerk
Broad And Fayette St
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
609-455-3230
Map
Elmwood Park Boro Clerk
Health Department
182 Market St
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
201-796-1457
Map
Essex County Clerk
Hall of Records
465 Dr Martin Luther King Blvd
Room 245
Newark, NJ 07102
973-621-4920
Map
Flemington Town Clerk
Hall Of Records
71 Main St
Flemington, NJ 08822
908-782-8840
Map
Jersey City Town Clerk
595 Newark Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
201-547-5150
Map
Monmouth County Clerk
Hall Of Records
Room 101 Main St
Freehold, NJ 07728
908-431-7321
Map
Morristown Clerk
Administration & Records Bld.
Court St
Registry 1st Floor
Morristown, NJ 07963
973-326-7407
Map
New Brunswick Clerk
P.O. Box 1110
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
908-745-5016
Map
Newark Town Clerk
Hall Of Records, Rm #130
39 Trinity St
Newark, NJ 07102
973-733-3844
Map
Newton Town Clerk
Hall Of Records
4 Park Place
Newton, NJ 07860
973-383-3523
Map
Passaic City Clerk
77 Hamilton St
Patterson, NJ 07505
973-881-3400
Map
Salem City Clerk
92 Market St
Salem, NJ 08079
609-935-0373
Map
Somerset County
Board of Health
20 Grove St
Sommerville, NJ 08876
908-231-7000
Map
Toms River Clerk
Office Of The Registrar
118 Washington St
Toms River, NJ 08753
732-341-1000
Map
Trenton Town Clerk
Recording Dept.
P.O. Box 8068
Trenton, NJ 08608
609-989-3236
Map
Union County Courthouse
Vital Statistics
2 Broad St, Room 115
Elizabeth, NJ 07407
908-820-4082
Map
Woodbury Town Clerk
1 N Broad St
Woodbury, NJ 08096
609-845-1300
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