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Marriage Laws United States New Jersey Bergen Registrars

How to Apply for a Marriage License in New Jersey State

How to Register for a Civil Union in New Jersey State

How to Register for a Certificate of Domestic Partnership in NJ

Marriage license laws in the state of New Jersey, here is what you need to bring with you, and what you need to know about the New Jersey marriage laws before you apply for a New Jersey marriage license.

Requirements may vary as each borough/city/township in New Jersey could have their own requirements. It is important to verify current requirements with the county/city/town clerk where you plan to get married. The application for a Marriage License can be obtained from any Local Registrar's Office. You can download a pdf version of the New Jersey marriage license application here!.

Be sure to contact the Belvidere Registrar well in advance of the wedding to find out on what days and during what hours the Registrar will be in the office. Some locales will require an appointment.

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New Jersey Residency Requirement:

You do not have to be a resident of New Jersey.

You must apply at the Registrar at the municipal office where the bride resides. If not a resident of New Jersey, then apply in the groom's town of residence.

If both are non-residents, then apply in the town where you will be having the wedding ceremony. You will need to show proof of your residency be providing one of the following: Drivers license, utility bill, apartment lease, or tax bill.

Note: For marriage license purposes, military personnel are residents of the posts where they are stationed.

Covenant Marriage:

No.

ID Requirements in New Jersey:

Picture id such as Drivers License, and certified copies of birth certificates, or naturalization certificates, or valid passports or alien cards. US citizens also need to know their Social Security numbers.

Under 18:

If you are under 18 years of age, you will need both parents to give consent in front of two witnesses in order for you to receive a marriage license. Those under 16 need judicial approval. In the case of pregnancy or the birth of a child, special provisions may apply.

Fees:

$28 - cash only in some locales.

Cousin Marriages:

Yes.

Common Law Marriages:

No.

Previous Marriages:

You will need to show documentation to prove a previous marriage has been dissolved either through death or divorce. Acceptable documents include a certified copy of the final decree of divorce or a certified copy of the death certificate for your former spouse.

Renewal of Vows:

Re-marriage licenses are available in New Jersey. There is no waiting period for a re-marriage license.

Waiting Period:

New Jersey has a three (3) day waiting period. For weekend weddings, you will need to apply the Tuesday before to satisfy the three days (72 hours) by Friday. If you have special circumstances such as emergency, illness, military leave, etc., a Superior Court Judge can sign a waiver that would waive the waiting period. After you apply for the license, and have a Judge sign the waiver, you can have the License issued immediately.

Proxy Marriages

No.

Domestic Partnership Registration:

Although couples have more rights by having a Civil Union in New Jersey, the Affidavit of Domestic Partnership can be obtained from a Local Registrar of Vital Statistics in any municipality in New Jersey. Some locales will require an appointment.

Couples must be either same sex couples over the age of 18 or opposite sex couples who are both 62 years of age or older.

You will need to show proof of residence and of joint financial responsibility by providing:

• Joint deed, mortgage agreement or lease.


• Joint bank account.


• Joint ownership of motor vehicle.


• Designation of one of the persons as primary beneficiary in the other person's will, insurance policy, or retirement plan.

Renewal of Vows or Getting Remarried:

You can get remarried in New Jersey without having to wait three days. It is required that proof of the previous marriage or civil union be submitted. Consent of parents if required for the remarriage of a minor previously joined in a marriage. Marriage Application Form

Same Sex Marriages / Civil Unions

As of February 19, 2007, same sex couples can apply for a civil union. Civil unions in New Jersey grant most of the benefits of marriage to gay couples. These benefits include adoption, medical decision-making, inheritance, health insurance opportunities, hospital visitation, and the ability to not testify against a partner. The rights are not extended to federal benefits or courts.

Additionally, gay couples legally married or joined in a civil union in other locales will automatically be considered to be in a civil union in New Jersey.

The application for a Civil Union can be obtained from any Local Registrar's Office. Click here to download a copy of the application.

Witnesses:

You will need a witness who is over 18 years of age with you when you apply for the marriage license.

Officiants:

Judges of a Federal District Court, United States magistrates, Judges of a Municipal Court, Judges of the Superior Court, Judges of a Tax Court, Retired judges of the Superior Court, Judge or the Superior or Tax Court who has resigned in good standing, any Mayor/Deputy Mayor or Chairman of any Township Committee, Village President of New Jersey, County Clerks, and every minister of every religion. At the time you apply for your marriage license you will have to provide the name of who is going to marry you, where, and when, and an address and phone number for the officiant.

Miscellaneous:

The Marriage License application is valid for six months from the date accepted, unless the Registrar has granted prior approval to extend the validity of the application to a maximum of one year.

The New Jersey state laws state that once the marriage license is issued it is valid only for thirty (30) days in New Jersey.

A couple wishing to have both religious and civil ceremonies may be issued a license for both ceremonies on the basis of a single application. However, a couple wishing to have two religious ceremonies, and wanting to have a public record of each, may not have two licenses issued at the same time. They must apply for and use the first license. They must then return to the Registrar with the signed original certificate of the marriage and a witness to apply for a remarriage license.

Copy of Certificate of Marriage:

New Jersey Department for Public Health
New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services
Bureau of Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Phone: (609) 292-4087

Please Note: State and county marriage license requirements often change. The above information is for guidance only and should not be regarded as legal advice. Check with your local registrar license office or borough/city/county clerk before you leave home to apply for your marriage license. To notify us of corrections or additions send an email to update@usmarriagelaws.com.

To find a Local Registrar in your area, click on the county name below.

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List of Local Registrars for Bergen County

Allendale Borough Municipal Building 500 W. Cresent Ave. Allendale, NJ 07401 201.818.4418	Alpine Borough Gail Warming.Tanno 100 Church Street Alpine, NJ 07620 201.784.2900 ext.19	Bergenfield Borough 198 N. Washington Avenue Bergenfield, NJ 07621 201.387.4055 opt.5
Bogota Borough Borough Hall 375 Larch Avenue Bogota, NJ 07603 201.342.1736 ext.223	Carlstadt Borough Borough Hall 500 Madison Street Carlstadt, NJ 07072 201.939.2856	Cliffside Park Borough Board of Health 525 Palisade Avenue Cliffside Park, NJ 07010 201.313.2044
Closter Borough Borough Hall 295 Closter Dock Road Closter, NJ 07624 201.784.0600 ext.493	Cresskill Borough 67 Union Ave Cresskill, NJ 07626 201.569.5400	Demarest Borough Borough Hall 118 Serpentine Road Demarest, NJ 07627 201.768.0167
Dumont Borough Borough Hall 50 Washington Avenue Dumont, NJ 07628 201.387.5027	East Rutherford Borough Municipal Building One Everett Place East Rutherford, NJ 07073 201.933.3444 ext.260	Edgewater Borough Community Center 1167 River Road Edgewater, NJ 07020 201.943.1700 ext.6007
Elmwood Park Borough Municipal Building 182 Market Street Elmwood Park, NJ 07407 201.796.1515	Emerson Borough Municipal Building Municipal Place Emerson, NJ 07630 201.262.6180	Englewood City Englewood Dept. of Health 73 S. Van Brunt Street Englewood, NJ 07631 201.871.6502
Englewood Cliffs Borough Board of Health 10 Kahn Terrace Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 201.569.5252 ext.300	Fair Lawn Borough 8.01 Fair Lawn Avenue Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 201.794.5327 or 5331	Fairview Borough 53 Grant Street Fairview, NJ 07022 201.943.3687
Fort Lee Borough Mary Lazzaro Heather Rumi 309 Main Street Fort Lee, NJ 07024 201.592.3590 ext.1106	Franklin Lakes Borough Municipal Building DeKorte Drive Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 201.891.0048 ext.5	Garfield City 60 Elizabeth Street Garfield, NJ 07026 973.340.3340
Glen Rock Borough Borough of Glen Rock Municipal Building Harding Plaza Glen Rock, NJ 07452 201.670.3956	Hackensack City Health Department 215 State Street Hackensack, NJ 07601.5582 201.646.3965/ 3966,3967,3995	Harrington Park Borough Municipal Building 85 Harriot Avenue Harrington Park, NJ 07640 201.768.1700
Hasbrouck Heights Borough 320 Boulevard Hasbrouck Heights,NJ 201.288.1636	Haworth Borough 300 Haworth Avenue Haworth, NJ 07641 201.384.4785	Hillsdale Borough Municipal Building 380 Hillsdale Avenue Hillsdale, NJ 07642 201.666.4800 ext.1525
Ho-Ho-Kus BoroughHo.ho.kus, NJ 07423.1574 201.652.4400	Leonia Borough Borough Hall 312 Broad Avenue Leonia, NJ 07605 201.592.5780 ext.259	Little Ferry Borough Municipal Building 215.217 Liberty Street Little Ferry, NJ 07643 201.641.8462
Lodi Borough Borough Hall #1 Memorial Drive Lodi, NJ 07644 973.365.4005 ext.400	Lyndhurst Borough253 Stuyvesant Avenue Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 201.804.2500 ext.11	Mahwah Township Municipal Building 475 Corporate Drive P.O. Box 733 Mahwah, NJ 07430 201.529.5757 ext.207
Maywood Borough Borough of Maywood 15 Park Avenue Maywood, NJ 07607 201.845.2906 ext.211	Midland Park Borough 22 W. Prospect Street Waldwick, NJ 07463 201.445.7217	Montvale Borough Municipal Building 12 Mercedes Drive Montvale, NJ 07645 201.391.5700 ext.225
Moonachie Borough Borough Hall 70 Moonachie Road Moonachie, NJ 07074 201.641.1813	New Milford Borough 930 River Road New Milford, NJ 07646 201.967.5044 ext.7075	North Arlington Borough Health Department 10 Beaver Avenue North Arlington, NJ 07031 201.955.5695
Northvale Borough Municipal Center 116 Paris Avenue Northvale, NJ 07647 201.767.3330	Norwood Borough Municipal Center 455 Broadway Norwood, NJ 07648 201.767.7204	Oakland Borough Municipal Building One Municipal Plaza Oakland, NJ 07436 201.337.9254
Old Tappan Borough 227 Old Tappan Road Old Tappan, NJ 07675 201.664.1849	Oradell Borough Borough Hall 355 Kinderkamack Road Oradell, NJ 07649 201.261.8106	Palisades Park Borough Borough Hall 275 Broad Avenue Palisades Park, NJ 07650 201.585.4105
Paramus Borough Board of Health Jockish Square Paramus, NJ 07652 201.265.2100 ext.755	Park Ridge Borough Borough Hall 55 Park Avenue Park Ridge, NJ 07656 201.391.3430	Ramsey Borough Municipal Building 33 N. Central Avenue Ramsey, NJ 07446 201.825.3400 ext.245
Ridgefield Borough Health Center 725 Slocum Avenue Ridgefield, NJ 07657 201.943.6062	Ridgefield Park Village 234 Main Street Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 201.641.4950 ext.102	Ridgewood Village 131 N. Maple Avenue Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201.670.5500 ext.502
River Edge Borough 705 Kinderkamack Road River Edge, NJ 07661.2499 201.599.6299	River Vale Township Municipal Building 406 Rivervale Road River Vale, NJ 07675 201.664.2346	Rochelle Park Township 151 W. Passaic Street Rochelle Park, NJ 07662 201.587.7730 ext.101
Rockleigh Borough Borough Hall 26 Rockleigh Road Rockleigh, NJ 07647 201.768.4217	Rutherford Borough Municipal Building 184 Park Avenue Rutherford, NJ 07070 201.460.3020	Saddle Brook Township Municipal Building 93 Market Street Saddle Brook, NJ 07663.4899 201.587.2900
Saddle River Borough Municipal Building 100 E. Allendale Road Saddle River, NJ 07458 201.327.2609	South Hackensack Township 227 Phillips Avenue So. Hackensack, NJ 07606 201.440.1815	Teaneck Township Municipal Building 818 Teaneck Road Teaneck, NJ 07666 201.837.4820
Tenafly Borough 100 Riveredge Road Tenafly, NJ 07670 201.568.6100 et.x5511	Teterboro Borough 510 Rt 46W Route 46 West Teterboro, NJ 07608 201.288.1200	Upper Saddle River Borough 22 W. Prospect Street Waldwick, NJ 07463 201.445.7217
Waldwick Borough 22 W. Prospect Street Waldwick, NJ 07463 201.445.7217	Wallington Borough 24 Union Blvd. Civic Center Wallington, NJ 07057 973.777.0318 ext.214	Washington Township Health Office 350 Hudson Avenue Township of Washington, NJ 07676 201.666.8512
Westwood Borough Administration Building 101 Washington Avenue Westwood, NJ 07675 201.664.7100 ext.129	Woodcliff Lake Borough Municipal Building 188 Pascack Road Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 201.391.4977 ext.221	Wood-Ridge Borough Municipal Building 85 Humboldt Street Wood.Ridge, NJ 07075 201.939.0202
Wyckoff Township Scott Plaza Memorial Town Hall Wyckoff, NJ 07481 201.891.7000 ext.102

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