Instructions for obtaining a Marriage License:

• If applicants reside in the State of Ohio, ONE of the applicants MUST be a resident of Delaware County. The license can be used anywhere in the State of Ohio.
• Each applicant must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
• Both applicants MUST COME IN TOGETHER to apply.
• The cost is Forty-one ($41.00) dollars, which includes a certified copy of your Marriage Abstract. Method of payment is either cash or check, at this time credit or debit cards are NOT accepted.
• A current driver’s license (or other valid state ID) AND proof of Social Security Number must be shown to the Deputy Clerk. at the time of application.
• If your present address is NOT the address on your driver’s license, please provide the Court with a piece of current mail showing your present address.
• If either of you have been previously married, a CERTIFIED copy of your most recent Divorce/Dissolution decree must be presented to the Court. If you are widowed, a CERTIFIED copy of the Death Certificate must to presented to the Court.
• If the person performing the ceremony is an ordained or licensed individual with a religious affiliation, they MUST be registered with the State of Ohio, through the Secretary of State’s Office.

ALL LICENSES MUST BE USED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF ISSUANCE

Additional Information:

• If NEITHER of the applicants are residents of the State of Ohio, then you MAY APPLY for a license in the Delaware County Probate Court, but the license MUST be used in Delaware County. Judge Spicer requires a letter from the individual performing the ceremony to confirm the ceremony is going to take place in Delaware County. This letter MUST BE presented to the Court at the time you apply for your marriage license. Please contact the Probate Court with questions regarding this process (740) 833-2680.
• No blood tests or witnesses are required in Ohio.
• Probate Court hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please arrive no later than 4:00 p.m. to ensure adequate time to prepare your application and answer your questions. There are currently no evening or weekend hours.
• The Probate Court is located at 140 North Sandusky Street on the 3rd floor of the Hayes Building.
  Applications can be completed prior to your arrival at the Probate Court. To print Marriage Applications click this link: MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATION
  Please listen to the marriage recording at (740) 833-2685 for additional information.

Who May Solemnize Marriages (ORC 3101.08)

An ordained or licensed minister of any religious society or congregation within
this state who is licensed to solemnize marriages, a judge of a county court in accordance with section 1907.18 of the Revised Code, a judge of a municipal
court in accordance with section 1901.14 of the Revised Code, a probate judge in accordance with section 2101.27 of the Revised Code, the mayor of a municipal corporation in any county in which such municipal corporation wholly or partly lies, the superintendent of the state school for the deaf, or any religious society in conformity with the rules of its church, may join together as husband and wife any persons who are not prohibited by law from being joined in marriage.

THE ORDAINED OR LICENSED INDIVIDUAL PERFORMING THE CEREMONY MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE STATE OF OHIO THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE PRIOR TO PERFORMING THE CEREMONY.

Marriage License Information Sheet
(print, complete, and bring to Probate office)