Georgia Marriage License Information, Laws, Requirements
In most circumstances you may apply for a marriage license at any GA county clerk office where you plan to be married. These offices are usually located in the county probate court or circuit court. This document outlines the procedures you must follow to obtain your license.
Cost of License
What is the cost of a marriage license?
The marriage license fee is roughly $26.00 to $30.00 dollars, although fees may vary from county to county.
Residency Requirements
What are the residency requirements for Georgia?
If both partners are residents you may obtain your license from a Town Clerk of your residence. If only one of you is a resident go to the Town Clerk of that resident. In either circumstance, your license will be valid statewide. If neither partner are residents you must apply for your license in the county where the marriage will take place.
Waiting Period
Is there a waiting period from the application date to the date the license is issued?
No, you will receive your license immediately.
Is there a waiting period from the date the license is issued to the date I am allowed to marry?
No, you can marry immediately after receiving your license.
Age Requirement
What is the minimum age a man or woman may marry?
You must be 18 years old or older to marry without parental consent. A birth certificate may be necessary to show proof of age.
What if one or both of us is younger than 18?
If either partner is under 18, parental consent forms must be signed. You will need a certified copy of your birth certificate. If you are under 16 you can not marry without a court order. A minor who is pregnant does not need parental consent as long as the pregnancy is verified in a written statement by a licensed physician.
Blood Tests and Physical Exams
Are blood tests and physical exams required?
As of July 1, 2003, blood tests are no longer required.
License Expires
How long does a marriage license remain valid once it's been issued?
Your marriage license will never expire once it's been issued.
Divorced and Widowed Applicants
What if one or both partners have been divorced or have had a spouse die?
If previously married, the date of divorce or date of spouse's death must be provided. If the divorce or spouse's death had taken place within the last 6 months, bring a certified copy of the divorce decree or death certificate. A copy of your divorce records or spouse's death certificate can be ordered online.
How Do I Legally Change My Name?
What's the process of legally changing my last name after marriage?
Following your wedding ceremony, you will receive a marriage certificate, which is a piece of paper proving that you are legally married. This certificate will serve as evidence of your marriage, which you'll need when you begin the process of notifying several goverment agencies about your name change, as well as any non-government institutions that you do business with (ie, banks, employers, credit cards, memberships, etc).
We have created a legal name change kit that you can use and complete before or after your marriage takes place. Completing all the necessary name change documentation prior to your wedding can be considerably convenient.
Miscellaneous Questions
Are proxy marriages legal?
No, marriage by proxy is not allowed.
Are cousin marriages legal?
Yes, cousin marriages are allowed.
Are common law marriages legal?
Yes, common-law marriages are allowed.
Are same sex marriages legal?
No, same-sex marriages are not allowed.
County Clerk Address and Phone Number List
Appling CountyProbate Court
106 Tippins St
Baxley, GA 31513
912-367-8114
Map Atkinson County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 855
Pearson, GA 31642
912-422-3552
Map Bacon County
Probate Court
Corner Of 12th & Dixon
Alma, GA 31510
912-632-7661
Map Baker County
Probate Court
1 Baker Place
Newton, GA 31770
912-734-3007
Map Banks County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 337
Homer, GA 30547
706-677-6250
Map Barrow County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 1280
Winder, GA 30680
770-307-3000
Map Ben Hill County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 1104
Fitzgerald, GA 31750
912-426-5137
Map Berrien County
Probate Court
100 Jeff Davis St
Nashville, GA 31639
912-686-5213
Map Bibb County
Probate Court
601 Mulberry St
Room 216
Macon, GA 31201
912-749-6493
Map Bleckley County
Probate Court
306 2nd St SE
Cochran, GA 31014
912-934-3204
Map Brantley County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 1067
Nantucket, GA 31553
912-462-5192
Map Brooks County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 630
Quitman, GA 31643
912-263-5567
Map Bryan County
Probate Court
401 S. College St
Pembroke, GA 31321
912-653-3856
Map Bulloch County
Probate Court
26 S Main St
Stakesboro, GA 30458
912-489-8749
Map Burke County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 803
Waynesboro, GA 30830
706-554-3000
Map Butts County
Probate Court
26 Third St
Jackson, GA 30233
770-775-8204
Map Calhoun County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 68
Morgan, GA 31766
912-849-2715
Map Camden County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 99
Woodbine, GA 31569
912-576-5601
Map Candler County
Probate Court
P.O. Drawer 830
Metter, GA 30439
912-685-2357
Map Carroll County Clerk
Probate Court
311 Newnan St
Room 203
Carrollton, GA 30117
770-830-8540
Map Catoosa County
Marriage License
Catoosa County Court House
Ringgold, GA 30736
706-935-3511
Map Charlton County
Marriage Bureau
100 S 3rd St
Folkston, GA 31537
912-496-2230
Map Chatham County
Probate Court
133 Montgomery, Suite 304
Savannah, GA 31410
912-652-7270
Map Chattahoochee County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 120
Cusseta, GA 31805
706-989-3603
Map Chattooga County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 159
Summerville, GA 30747
706-857-2594
Map Cherokee County
Probate Court
100 North St Room 3
Canton, GA 30114
770-479-1953
Map Clarke County
Probate Court
325 E Washington St
Athens, GA 30601
706-613-3195
Map Clay County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 550
Fort Gaines, GA 31751
912-768-2445
Map Clayton County
Probate Court
121 South Mc Donough St
Jonesboro, GA 30236
404-477-3299
Map Clinch County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 433
Homersville, GA 31634
912-487-5523
Map Cobb Probate Court
10 East Park Square
Marietta, GA 30090
770-528-1900
Map Coffee County
Courthouse Annex #2
Coffee St
Douglas, GA 31533
912-384-5213
Map Colquitt County
Probate Court
Courthouse
1 S. Main St
Moultrie, GA 31772
912-891-7415
Map Columbia County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 100
Appling, GA 30802
706-541-1254
Map Coweta County
Probate Court
Court Square
Newnan, GA 30264
404-254-2640
Map Crawford County
Probate Court
Crawford County Courthouse
Hwy 341
Knoxville, GA 31050
912-836-3313
Map Crisp County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 747
Cordele, GA 31015
912-276-2607
Map Dade County
Probate Court
Courthouse
U.S Hwy 11 North
Trenton, GA 30752
706-398-1616
Map Dawson County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 222
Georgia, GA 30534
706-265-2525
Map De Kalb County Recorder
Probate Court
556 North McDonough St
Decator, GA 30030
404-371-2601
Map Decatur County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 336
Bainbridge, GA 31717
912-248-3016
Map Dodge County
Probate Court
Dodge County Courthouse
Eastman, GA 31023
912-374-3775
Map Dougherty County
Probate Court
Clerk Of Court
P.O. Box 1827
Albany, GA 31703
912-431-2102
Map Douglas County
Probate Court
6754 Broad St
Douglasville, GA 30134
770-920-7249
Map Early County
Probate Court
30 Court Sq., # 8
Blakely, GA 31723
912-723-3454
Map Echols County
Probate Court
Courthouse
Highway 129 & 94
Statenville, GA 31648
912-559-7526
Map Effingham County
Probate Court
901 N Pine St
Springfield, GA 31329
912-754-2112
Map Elbert County
Probate Court
12 S Oliver St
Elberton, GA 30635
706-283-2016
Map Emanuel County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 627
Swainsboro, GA 30401
912-237-7091
Map Evans County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 845
Claxton, GA 30417
912-739-4080
Map Fannin County
Probate Court
420 W Main St
Blue Ridge, GA 30513
404-632-3011
Map Fayette County
Probate Court
145 Johnson Ave
Fayette, GA 30214
404-461-4703
Map Floyd County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 1110
Rome, GA 30162
706-291-5136
Map Forsyth County
Probate Court
100 Courthouse Square
Room 110
Cumming, GA 30130
770-781-2140
Map Franklin County
Probate Court
9592 Lavonia Rd
Carnesville, GA 30521
706-384-7214
Map Fulton County
Probate Court
137 Peachtree Steet
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-730-4692
Map Gilmer County
Probate Court
1 West Sidesquare
Ellijay, GA 30540
404-635-4763
Map Glascock County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 231
Gibson, GA 30810
706-598-3241
Map Glynn County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 1355
Brunswick, GA 31520
912-267-5626
Map Gordon County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 367
Calhoun, GA 30701
706-629-7314
Map Grady County
Probate Court
250 N Broad St
Cairo, GA 31728
912-377-2912
Map Greene County
Probate Court
113 N Main St, # C
Greensboro, GA 30642
706-453-3346
Map Gwinnett County
Probate Court
75 Langley Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30246
770-822-8250
Map Habersham County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 108
Clarksville, GA 30523
706-754-2013
Map Hall County
Probate Court
116 Spring St
Gainsville, GA 30503
770-531-6921
Map Hancock County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 451
Sparta, GA 31087
706-444-5343
Map Haralson County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 373
Buckanan, GA 30113
706-692-2515
Map Harris County
Probate Court
Highway 27 Court House
Hamilton, GA 31811
706-628-5038
Map Hart County
Probate Court
Court House Annex
Public Square
Hartwell, GA 30613
706-376-2565
Map Heard County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 240
Franklin, GA 30217
706-675-3353
Map Henry County
Probate Court
Clerk Superior Court
1 Courthouse Square
Mcdonough, GA 30253
770-954-2303
Map Houston County
Probate Court
800 Carroll St
Perry, GA 31069
912-987-2770
Map Irwin County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 182
Ocilla, GA 31774
912-468-5138
Map Jackson County
Probate Court
85 Washington St
Jefferson, GA 30549
706-367-6366
Map Jasper County
Probate Court
Jasper County Courthouse
Monticello, GA 31064
706-468-4903
Map Jeff Davis County
Probate Court
100 Jeff Davis St
Hazlehurst, GA 31539
912-375-4263
Map Jefferson County
Probate Court
202 E Broad St
Louisville, GA 30434
912-625-3258
Map Jenkins County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 904
Millen, GA 30442
912-982-5581
Map Johnson County
Probate Court
150 Bradford St
Wrightsville, GA 31096
912-864-3316
Map Jones County
Probate Court
Jefferson St
Gray, GA 31032
912-986-6668
Map Lamar County
Probate Court
326 Thomaston St
Barnesville, GA 30204
770-358-5155
Map Lanier County
Probate Court
100 W Main St
Lakeland, GA 31635
912-482-3668
Map Laurens County
Probate Court
101 N Jefferson St
Dublin, GA 31040
912-272-2566
Map Lee County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 597
Leesburg, GA 31763
912-759-6022
Map Liberty County
Probate Court
112 N Main St
Hinesville, GA 31313
912-876-3635
Map Lincoln County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 340
Lincolnton, GA 30817
404-359-7595
Map Long County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 458
Ludowici, GA 31316
912-545-2123
Map Lowndes County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 1349
Valdosta, GA 31601
912-333-5103
Map Lumpkin County
Probate Court
279 Courthouse Hill
Dahlonega, GA 30533
404-864-3847
Map Macon County
Probate Court
Sumter St
Oglethrope, GA 31068
912-472-7685
Map Madison County
Probate Court
91 Aubany Ave
Danielsville, GA 30633
404-795-3354
Map Marion County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 41
Buena Vista, GA 31803
912-649-5549
Map Mc Duffie County
Probate Court
Courthouse
337 Main St
Thomson, GA 30834
706-595-2124
Map Mc Intosh County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 1661
Darien, GA 31305
912-437-6636
Map Meriwether County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 160
Greenville, GA 30222
706-672-4952
Map Miller County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 66
Colquitt, GA 31737
912-758-4110
Map Mitchell County
Probate Court
11 Broad St
Camilla, GA 31730
912-336-2016
Map Monroe County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 450
Forsyth, GA 31029
912-994-7037
Map Montgomery County
Probate Court
400 N Railroad Ave
Mt. Vernon, GA 30445
912-583-2681
Map Morgan County
Probate Court
149 E Jefferson St
Madison, GA 30650
706-342-1373
Map Murray County
Probate Court
P. O Box 1000
Chatsworth, GA 30705
706-695-3812
Map Muscogee County
Probate Court
100 10th St
Columbus, GA 31994
706-653-4333
Map Newton County
Probate Court
1132 Usher St
Covington, GA 30014
770-784-2045
Map Oconee County
Probate Court
23 N Main St
Watkinsville, GA 30677
706-769-3936
Map Oglethrope County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 68
Lexington, GA 30648
706-743-5350
Map Paulding County
Probate Court
11 Court House
Square, Rm G-2
Dallas, GA 30132
770-443-7541
Map Peach County
Probate Court
205 W Church St
Fort Valley, GA 31030
912-825-2313
Map Pickens County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 130
Jasper, GA 30143
706-692-2515
Map Pierce County
Probate Court
3550 US Highway 84
Blackshear, GA 31516
912-449-2029
Map Pike County Clerk
Probate Court
P.O. Box 10
Zebulon, GA 30295
770-567-8734
Map Polk County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 948
Cedertown, GA 30125
770-749-2128
Map Pulaski County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 88
Hawkinsville, GA 31036
912-783-2061
Map Putnam County
Probate Court
100 S Jefferson Ave
Eatonton, GA 31024
706-485-5476
Map Quitman County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 307
Georgetown, GA 31754
912-334-2224
Map Rabun County
Probate Court
25 Courthouse Sq., # 15
Clayton, GA 30525
404-782-3614
Map Randolph County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 98
Cuthbert, GA 31740
912-732-2671
Map Richmond County
Probate Court
530 Greene St
Augusta, GA 30901
706-821-2434
Map Rockdale County
Probate Court
922 Court St,Rm 203
Conyers, GA 30207
770-929-4016
Map Schley County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 7
Ellaville, GA 31806
912-937-2905
Map Screven County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 156
Sylvania, GA 30467
912-564-2783
Map Seminole County
Marriage Lcns
Clerk Of Superior Court
P.O. Box 672
Donalsonville, GA 31745
912-524-5015
Map Spalding County
Probate Court
120 E Solmon St
Griffin, GA 30224
770-467-4726
Map Stephens County
Probate Court
Tugalo St
Toccoa, GA 30577
706-886-2828
Map Stewart County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 910
Lumpkin, GA 31815
912-838-4394
Map Sumter County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 333
Americus, GA 31709
912-924-7693
Map Talbot County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 325
Talbotton, GA 31827
706-665-8868
Map Taliaferro County
Probate Court
13 Monument St SE
Crawfordville, GA 30631
706-456-2253
Map Taylor County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 248
Butler, GA 31006
912-862-5420
Map Telfair County
Probate Court
Courthouse Sq
Mc Rae, GA 31055
912-836-3313
Map Terrell County Probate Judge
P.O. Box 67
Dawson, GA 31742
912-995-5515
Map Thomas County
Marriage License
P.O. Box 1995
Thomasville, GA 31799
912-225-4116
Map Tift County
Probate Court
225 Tift Ave, N # 117
Tifton, GA 31793
912-386-7818
Map Toombs County
Probate Court
100 Courthouse Sq.
Lyons, GA 30436
912-526-8696
Map Towns County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 178
Hiawassee, GA 30546
706-896-3467
Map Treutlen County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 356
Soperton, GA 30457
912-529-3342
Map Troup County
Probate Court
118 Ridley
La Grange, GA 30240
706-883-1691
Map Turner County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 106
Ashburn, GA 31714
912-567-2151
Map Twiggs County
Probate Court
109 E Main St
Jeffersonvile, GA 31044
912-945-3390
Map Union County
Probate Court
Route 8 Box 8005
Blairsville, GA 30512
706-745-7007
Map Upson County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 469
Thomaston, GA 30286
706-647-7015
Map Walker County
Probate Court
Duke St, # 201
La Fayette, GA 30728
706-638-2852
Map Walton County
Probate Court
116 S Broad St
Monroe, GA 30655
770-267-1345
Map Ware County
Probate Court
800 Church St
Waycross, GA 31502
912-287-4315
Map Warren County
Probate Court
Main St
P.O. Box 346
Warrenton, GA 30828
706-465-2227
Map Washington County
Probate Court
Courthouse
P.O. Box 231
Sandersville, GA 31082
912-552-3304
Map Wayne County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 918
Jesup, GA 31545
912-427-5940
Map Webster County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 117
Preston, GA 31824
912-828-3525
Map Wheeler County
Probate Court
Pearl St
Alamo, GA 30411
912-568-7133
Map White County
Probate Court
1650 S. Main St
Cleveland, GA 30528
706-865-4141
Map Whitfield County
Probate Court
P.O. Box 868
Dalton, GA 30720
706-275-7400
Map Wilcox County
Probate Court
103 N Broad St
Abbeville, GA 31001
912-467-2220
Map Wilkes County
Probate Court
23 East Court St
Room 205
Washington, GA 30673
706-678-2523
Map Wilkinson County
Probate Court
Courthouse
100 Bacon St
Irwinton, GA 31042
912-946-2222
Map Worth County
Probate Court
201 Main St Room 13
Sylvester, GA 31791
912-776-8207
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