Marriage Licenses
Florida Statute 741.01, in part, states that the Clerk of Circuit Court acts as an agent for the State of Florida for issuing Marriage Licenses. The Marriage License Department is here to answer your questions concerning obtaining a Marriage License in Glades County.
The Clerk’s office may not give any legal advice. If you have any other questions, seek the advice of an attorney. By getting an attorney’s advice, you will protect yourself more effectively.
For advice to newly married couples or those about to get married, we suggest you visit the Family Law section of the Florida Bar website. This gives you some advice on the legal issues to be considered when you get married. You can also read The Official Family Law Handbook, which has been updated!
Notice: Licenses are not issued after 3:30 PM.
Frequently Asked Questions
Both parties must provide proof of the following:
- Identification in the form of a driver’s license, state ID, or passport.
- U.S. Citizens must provide their Social Security Number. Non-citizens may provide a Social Security Number or an Alien Registration Number issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
- Proof of age. Both parties must be at least 18 years of age.
- An application form must be completed. If either party has been previously married, you must note on the application how and when the marriage ended.
- The fee for the Marriage License is $86.00. This fee is reduced to $61.00 for Florida Residents who have completed a premarital preparation course as provided in Florida Statute 741.0305(5).
Yes. Both parties must sign the application form and take an oath to the truthfulness of the information provided.
No. A blood test is no longer required in the State of Florida.
There is no waiting period for Florida Residents who have presented a Certificate of Completion of a premarital preparation course from a qualified course provider.
Florida Marriage Licenses are good for 60 days from the effective date.
No. A Marriage License can be applied for and solemnized in any Florida County.
- All regularly ordained ministers of the gospel, elders in communion with a church, or other ordained clergy.
- All Judicial Officers, including retired Judicial Officers, Clerks of the Circuit Court, and Notary Publics of this State.
- “Quakers” and “Friends” may perform marriages in the manner and form used and practiced in their societies.
A minister who has been recognized in the manner required by the regulations of the respective denomination to perform marriage ceremonies.
Yes. If the Captain is a Notary and the ship is in Florida Waters (within 3 geographic miles of the coastline) at the time of the ceremony.
No. Florida Statute 741.08 states in part that the party solemnizing the marriage shall require a properly issued license before performing the ceremony, and within 10 days after the ceremony, he shall make a certificate thereof of the license and shall transmit the same to the Clerk of the Circuit Court from which it was issued.
No. The Glades County Clerk does not provide this service.
You will receive a certified copy of the Marriage Certificate within 7 days after the officiator returns it to the Clerk’s Office to be recorded. There is no charge for this copy. Additional certified copies cost $3.00.
Florida law prohibits a person from marrying anyone to whom they are related by lineal consanguinity. The nearest degree of relation who may legally marry in the State of Florida is first cousins.
No. There are no citizenship or residency requirements.
- With written consent from both parents or guardians.
- If the minor has been previously married.
- A County Judge can waive the age requirement for applicants who prove they are parents or expectant parents.
- If both parents are deceased.
Florida Statute 741.0405(4) states that no license to marry shall be granted to any person under the age of 16 years, with or without the consent of the parents, except as provided in Florida Statutes 741.0405(2) and 741.0405(3).
Yes and no. There is normally a 3-day waiting period as of January 1, 1999. However, if both parties have taken a 4-hour premarital preparation course given by a minister or counselor registered with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, the waiting period is waived, and the license fee is reduced.
- If only one applicant took the course, the waiting period is still required
- If neither applicant is a Florida resident, the waiting period is not required
- If one applicant is not a Florida resident, and the other is a Florida resident and has taken the premarital course, the waiting period is still required
- Blood tests have not been required since this test was abolished on October 1, 1986
- A marriage license may be applied for and solemnized in any Florida county
- Minors, who, under oath, swear that they are parents or expectant parents of a child, may apply. In addition, the pregnancy must be verified by a written statement from a licensed physician
- A previously married minor may also apply
- A person age 16 or 17 may apply with the consent of both parents or guardian, unless the parents are divorced and only one parent has full custody