Vital Records Management System > Confirmation

 
IMPORTANT: Your confirmation number is
                  
Please print this page and bring to the Oakland County Clerk’s Office – Vital Records Division to pick up your marriage license. You will need to make sure you comply with the following instructions.
                  
Requirements to apply for a marriage license:
                   
1. You must be 18 years of age to apply for a marriage license in Michigan.
           
2. Residency is determined by a current valid driver’s license or state ID:
  a. If you are a Michigan resident, you must apply in the county where you live.
b. If both parties are Michigan residents, you may apply in either county.
c. The license is valid throughout the state.
              
3. If both parties are out-of-state residents, you must apply in the county where you are going to be married. The license is valid in that county only.
                  
4. The following is required of both persons at the time of application:
  a. Valid driver's license or state ID showing correct address.
b. Birth certificate or valid passport. If passport is used instead of birth certificate, full names of both parents and the state or country where they were born must be provided.
  c. Social Security numbers of both parties pursuant to MCL 551.102.
                       
5. Fee per couple: $20.00 for Michigan residents; $30.00 for out-of-state residents, payable by cash, MasterCard or Visa.
                       
6. The marriage must be solemnized within 33 days from the date of application.

 

One or both parties must appear in person to pick up the marriage license. If only one applicant is present, you must have all items listed in number 4 (above) for both persons (a photo copy, front and back, of the other person's driver's license or state ID will be acceptable.)
 
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Our hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Please note our busiest hours are between 11:30 a.m and 1:30 p.m.)
 







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