When you are ready to get married you need to get the legal stuff in order before your big day. In Allen County, Indiana, brides and grooms have to make a trip to the Court House in downtown Fort Wayne. I wanted to give you the specifics and you can also call the Central Services Division (260-449-7245) with any questions.
I would suggest that you do not put off this important job until the last minute. The license is good for sixty (60) days from when you apply so mark you calendar and get your identification ready.
Residence
For Indiana residents, at least one applicant must reside in Allen County and provide documentation of residency. If applicants reside in a different Indiana county, you cannot apply in Allen County. Out of state residents may apply for a license in Allen County only if the marriage is performed in Allen County.
Location and Times
The female and male applicants, who wish to be married, must appear in person to apply for a marriage license in the Central Services Division, Room 201 - Second Floor, Allen County Courthouse, 715 South Calhoun Street. You may apply Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (The Courthouse is closed on Saturday, Sunday, and all legal holidays.)
You should allow a minimum of thirty (30) minutes to complete the application process.
Fees
Indiana residents: $18.00 Out of state residents: $60.00
A certified copy of your marriage license, for legal proof, may be obtained for $2.00. Make sure that you ask for this certified copy. It should come to you approximately thirty (30) days after the person solemnizing the ceremony files the license with the clerk’s office.
Required Documents – one or more of the following
· Valid operator's license or other state identification, showing date of birth and current Allen
County address
· Certified copy of birth certificate, or
· Passport, military identification, discharge papers, or
· Baptismal certificate, transcript of school record (different than a report card or diploma from a school). Both must indicate date of birth.
If the applicant does not have an updated driver’s license or identification does not provide an address, applicant must show proof of an Allen County address.
Age
Applicants under 18 years of age must have special consent. Call for complete requirements.
Marriage Ceremonies
Marriages may be performed by a member of the clergy (including a minister, priest, bishop, rabbi, and imam), a judge, a magistrate, a clerk of the circuit court, or a clerk or clerk-treasurer of a city or town.
License Validity
You will receive the application the same day you apply, and it expires sixty (60) days after being issued. The application is valid only if the marriage is performed within the State of Indiana. Call our Central Services Division at (260) 449-7245, if you have additional questions.
Your Marriage Ceremony
Megasound also offers Officiants (ordained ministers) to take care of your wedding ceremony. So when you need help with the "legal part" of your wedding, you have options and details for all of your wedding needs.
Happy planning.
Be sure to mark your calendar for this Sunday, January 25, 2009. I can hardly wait to be a part of the annual Auburn Cord Duesenberg (ACD) Classic City Bridal Show. The show is from 12-5pm at the ACD Museum (1600 South Wayne Street, Auburn, Indiana). We (Megasound) will have a booth to share wedding planning information with brides and grooms. We will be able to answer almost any wedding- planning questions. We will have current issue copies of the Business People Magazine-Planning Your Wedding (PYW) as well as just a couple of complimentary copies of the Fort Wayne Magazine-Weddings issue to hand out at the show.
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