Connecticut Marriage Requirements.
State Office of Vital Records - Marriage License and Certificate
What Are the Eligibility Requirements for Marriage?
What Do I Need to Do to Get a Marriage License?
Who Can Request a Certified Copy of a Marriage Certificate?
How Do I Request a Marriage Certificate?
How Much Does a Certified Copy of a Marriage Certificate Cost?
Application to Request a Marriage Certificate If you wish to request a copy of a vital record from the state, please note the State of CT has a turnaround time of approximately six (6) weeks for requests for birth, death, fetal death, marriage and civil union certificates that are received through the mail. For a quicker turnaround time you may direct your request to the town where the event occurred. For a town address listing and telephone numbers, click on the following link for the Connecticut Town Clerk and Registrar Directory.
What are the eligibility requirements for marriage? Any two persons may marry in Connecticut so long as both parties to the marriage meet Connecticut’s eligibility requirements. Note that as of November 12, 2008, same sex marriage became legal in Connecticut. The eligibility requirements and application process for same sex marriage are identical to the requirements for opposite sex marriage. A person is eligible to marry if such person is:
What Do I Need To Do To Get A Marriage License? If you are planning to marry, you and your spouse-to-be must appear in person at a local vital records office to apply for a marriage license. The marriage license is issued to ensure that you and your spouse-to-be are eligible to be married. You must apply for your marriage license at the vital records office of the town where the marriage is to take place.
You will need to complete the marriage license application, provide identification and make a sworn statement that the information that you provide is true. You no longer need to have a blood test to obtain a marriage license in Connecticut.
Once the marriage ceremony takes place, the marriage officiator will submit the license to the registrar of vital records of the town where the marriage took place. The registrar will then register the license and place it on file for permanent record. Once registered, the marriage license becomes a vital record and is referred to as a marriage certificate.
Who Can Request A Certified Copy Of A Marriage Certificate?
Connecticut marriage certificates are open to the general public. Anyone over 18 years of age may request a copy of any Connecticut marriage certificate. You must provide basic information such as the names of the wife and husband, the approximate date of marriage, and the town in which the marriage took place, so that the proper marriage record can be identified. If you are requesting a marriage certificate, the social security numbers of the bride and groom will not be included on the certificate that you receive, unless you are one of the spouses to the marriage. See Connecticut General Statutes §7-51a.
How Do I Request A Marriage Certificate? You may request a marriage certificate either by mail or in person. Complete the Application for Copy of Marriage Certificate available on this site and mail it or bring it in person to the vital records office of the town or city where the marriage took place, or the town or city where the parties to the marriage resided at the time of marriage, or to the State Vital Records Office or order it on-line at http://www.vitalchek.com/. See the Connecticut Town Clerk and Registrar Directory. Connecticut regulations do not allow requests made by telephone.
What Are the Eligibility Requirements for Marriage?
What Do I Need to Do to Get a Marriage License?
Who Can Request a Certified Copy of a Marriage Certificate?
How Do I Request a Marriage Certificate?
How Much Does a Certified Copy of a Marriage Certificate Cost?
Application to Request a Marriage Certificate If you wish to request a copy of a vital record from the state, please note the State of CT has a turnaround time of approximately six (6) weeks for requests for birth, death, fetal death, marriage and civil union certificates that are received through the mail. For a quicker turnaround time you may direct your request to the town where the event occurred. For a town address listing and telephone numbers, click on the following link for the Connecticut Town Clerk and Registrar Directory.
What are the eligibility requirements for marriage? Any two persons may marry in Connecticut so long as both parties to the marriage meet Connecticut’s eligibility requirements. Note that as of November 12, 2008, same sex marriage became legal in Connecticut. The eligibility requirements and application process for same sex marriage are identical to the requirements for opposite sex marriage. A person is eligible to marry if such person is:
- Not a party to another marriage, or a legal relationship that provides substantially the same rights, benefits and responsibilities as a marriage, or one of the following exceptions are met:
- the person is joined in a civil union and such person marries their civil union partner; or
- the person is joined in another type of legal relationship that is substantially similar to a civil union, and such person marries the partner of such other relationship.
- At least 18 years old, or one of the following exceptions are met:
- the person is under 18 years of age, and such person has received written consent to marry from a parent, guardian, or in the absence of such parent or guardian, a probate court judge; or
- the person is under 16 years of age, and such person has received written consent to marry from a probate court judge.
- Not under the supervision or control of a conservator, or the following exception is met:
- the person is under the supervision or control of a conservator and such person has received written consent to marry from their conservator.
- Not prohibited from marrying pursuant to section C.G.S. § 46b-21. C.G.S. § 46-21 prohibits persons from marrying their parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, sibling, parent’s sibling, sibling’s child, stepparent or stepchild.
What Do I Need To Do To Get A Marriage License? If you are planning to marry, you and your spouse-to-be must appear in person at a local vital records office to apply for a marriage license. The marriage license is issued to ensure that you and your spouse-to-be are eligible to be married. You must apply for your marriage license at the vital records office of the town where the marriage is to take place.
You will need to complete the marriage license application, provide identification and make a sworn statement that the information that you provide is true. You no longer need to have a blood test to obtain a marriage license in Connecticut.
Once the marriage ceremony takes place, the marriage officiator will submit the license to the registrar of vital records of the town where the marriage took place. The registrar will then register the license and place it on file for permanent record. Once registered, the marriage license becomes a vital record and is referred to as a marriage certificate.
Who Can Request A Certified Copy Of A Marriage Certificate?
Connecticut marriage certificates are open to the general public. Anyone over 18 years of age may request a copy of any Connecticut marriage certificate. You must provide basic information such as the names of the wife and husband, the approximate date of marriage, and the town in which the marriage took place, so that the proper marriage record can be identified. If you are requesting a marriage certificate, the social security numbers of the bride and groom will not be included on the certificate that you receive, unless you are one of the spouses to the marriage. See Connecticut General Statutes §7-51a.
How Do I Request A Marriage Certificate? You may request a marriage certificate either by mail or in person. Complete the Application for Copy of Marriage Certificate available on this site and mail it or bring it in person to the vital records office of the town or city where the marriage took place, or the town or city where the parties to the marriage resided at the time of marriage, or to the State Vital Records Office or order it on-line at http://www.vitalchek.com/. See the Connecticut Town Clerk and Registrar Directory. Connecticut regulations do not allow requests made by telephone.