REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURING A MARRIAGE LICENSE

Applicants must be eighteen (18) years of age or older to apply without parental consent.

Applicants may be sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) and apply for a license with consent of the parents or guardians. Parents or guardians must sign for you if you are underage. The parents must accompany the minor applying for the marriage license and must have proper identification, such as a valid drivers license. Guardians must present proper guardianship papers.

Underage female applicants who are pregnant may apply without parental consent. A letter from a doctor who practices here in Chatham County must be presented at the time of the application. The doctors letter must state that the female is pregnant, how far along she is and her estimated due date. This letter must be on the doctors letterhead with his/her original signature, not a stamped signature.

IDENTIFICATION

All applicants must present a positive I.D. This may be either a drivers license, a certified copy of a birth certificate, a military I.D., a passport, or a State I.D. card. Not acceptable are social security cards, insurance cards, credit cards, work or school I.D. cards.

 BLOOD TESTS

As of July 1, 2003 the State of Georgia no longer requires a blood test to obtain a marriage license.

FEES

If the applicants have completed premarital education pursuant to Code Section 19-3-30.1 and have a notarized certificate stating they have completed the course, the charge will be $16.00.

If the applicants have not completed premarital education, the charge will be $51.00.

PROBATE COURT HOURS FOR ISSUING MARRIAGE LICENSES

The Chatham County Probate Court issues marriage licenses from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

Additional questions regarding the marriage license may be directed to (912) 652-7267.