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How to Obtain a Marriage License in South Carolina |
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Bride and groom must appear together and
file a written application. (The
Application can not be picked
up)
This application contains the
following information: Both persons seeking the
contract of matrimony are legally entitled to marry together
with the full name of the persons, their ages and places of
residence. This is a sworn statement that must be
signed by both contracting parties and notarized in the
office of the Probate Judge in which the license is to be
issued.
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- There is a twenty-four (24)
hour waiting period after the application is made before the
license can be picked up and the parties can be married.
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- Applicants eighteen (18)
years old or older DO NOT NEED PARENTAL CONSENT.
Applicants 18 years or older must present one piece of
identification. Identification may be one of the
following:
| --A valid Driver's
License |
| --Original birth
certificate or certified copy of the birth
certificate |
| --A valid SC
Identification Card issued by the SC Highway
Department |
| --Current Military
Identification Card |
| --A current passport |
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- A Social Security card is
required for EACH applicant.
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- WITH PARENTAL CONSENT,
applicants must be at least sixteen (16) years old to be
eligible to receive a marriage license. Any applicant
under the age of eighteen (18) years old must file an
original birth certificate or a certified copy of the long
form thereof, which becomes part of the permanent record of
the application. The parent or legal guardian of the
minor applicant must appear at the same time as the minor to
present identification and sign a form consenting to the
marriage.
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- NO BLOOD TEST IS REQUIRED
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- The filing cost for the
marriage license varies in each county. Most accept cash only. No checks.
Call and ask before going.
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- Only ministers of the
Gospel or accepted Jewish rabbis and officers authorized to
administer oaths in the State of South Carolina are
authorized to administer a marriage ceremony in South
Carolina.
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- A South Carolina marriage
license is valid ONLY for marriages performed in South
Carolina.
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- Expiration Dates on a SC
Marriage License varies in each county.
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- Business Hours of each
Probate Court-Marriage License Division varies in each
county.
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For
all other information not answered above,
please contact one of the Marriage License
Division Offices to assist you. |
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CLICK
HERE
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Contact Addresses &
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South
Carolina Probate
Offices. |
