Age Requirements -
Must be at least 18 years old
Prior Marriages (If Applicable)
- Certified copy* of most recent divorce decree in effect for 30 days before applying
- Date of death of former spouse for widow or widowers.
- *Certified copies of divorce decrees may be obtained in the county/state where the divorce was granted.
Other Information at the Time of Application
- Place where both applicants' parents were born, and their present address
Marriage Ceremony Requirements
State Statute 1503 holds that the ceremony may be performed by :
- Minister, priest or rabbi of any regularly established church or Congregation.
- Magisterial District Judge
- Senior or Active Common Pleas Court Judge
- Mayor of a city or borough.
Marriage Return Filing Requirement
- BY: The officiate performing the marriage ceremony
- WHERE: With the Marriage Department which issued the license, within ten (10) days of the ceremony.
*A marriage record
will not exist if the
officiate who performs the marriage fails to file this document.
