MARRIAGE
MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATION HOURS:
Please make arrangements to come in 30 minutes prior to closing to begin the application process. Hours of operation are listed on our HOME page.

MARRIAGE LICENSE FEES:
$81.00 Marriage License without Premarital Course Certificate     
$21.00  Marriage License with Premarital Course Certificate         
$46.00  Informal Marriage License                                               

MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATION STATE APPROVED PREMARITAL EDUCATION COURSE

MARRIAGE LICENSE (per Texas Family Code Section 2.002)

1. EACH person applying for a license must appear before the County Clerk
2. Bring proof of identity and age (Section 2.005 b) Typically a current Driver's License and Social Security Card.
     If a Foreign Birth Certificate is used, it must be a certified copy and have a certified translation to English attached.
3. Provide the information applicable for each applicant on the Marriage License application.
4. Mark all appropriate boxes, answer all questions truthfully, and sign the application before the County Clerk.

  • There is a 72 hour waiting period after you receive your Marriage License. Per Texas Family Code 2.204 a Marriage Ceremony        may not take place during the 72 hour period immediately following the issuance of the Marriage License. This waiting                  period does not apply to a member of the armed forces of the United States and on active duty; Department of Defense;            if a written waiver from the Judge is obtained.
  • After your wedding ceremony, your Marriage License must be returned to the Clerk's office for recording purposes. 
  • If a Marriage Ceremony has not been conducted before the 90th day after the date the license is issued, the Marriage                   License will be expired.   

CORRECTION TO MARRIAGE LICENSE
Texas Family Code Section 2.209(c) provides for corrections to a recorded Marriage License provided that both parties to the marriage execute a notarized affidavit stating the error.

CORRECTION AFFIDAVIT FORM

COPY OF MARRIAGE LICENSE
This office only provides copies of Marriage License that were purchased in Swisher County and returned for recording, regardless of where the ceremony took place.  

REQUEST FOR COPY OF MARRIAGE LICENSE

MARRIAGE  HANDBOOK

WHEN YOU GET MARRIED

PARENTING TOGETHER

PARENTING TWO-GETHER

SAME SEX MARRIAGE 
On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, legalizing same-sex marriage in every U.S. state. 

UNDER AGE APPLICANT
For an underage applicant that is less than 18 years of age, you must have a Court Order Granting Permission to Marry in order to apply for a Marriage License, per Texas Family Code Section 2.003A

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