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Affidavit For License To Marry With Instructions And Information DCH-0484 - Michigan
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HOW TO GET A MACOMB COUNTY MARRIAGE LICENSE (Review the seven pages provided to you, including these instructions.) 1. COMPLETE THE AFFIDAVIT FOR LICENSE TO MARRY FORM. Please use black ink and print clearly. You may get this form via: a. Fax-on-demand 1-888-99-CLERK (1-888-992-5375), document #3120. b. Internet, http://www.macombcountymi.gov/clerksoffice/pdf/marriage.pdf. c. Request a form be mailed to you by calling 586-469-6283. d. Pick up a form in person at the clerk's office. See office hours below. CHECK THE BOX INDICATING YOU RECEIVED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, HIV/AIDS AND PRENATAL CARE ENCLOSED WITH THIS INFORMATION. THE MACOMB COUNTY RESIDENT(S) MUST TAKE THE OATH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FORM AND SIGN IT BEFORE A NOTARY PUBLIC. The Macomb County resident(s) may do this in person at the Macomb County Clerk's office. (Office hours below.) If the notarization is taking place outside of Michigan, you must obtain a notary certification from the County Clerk's office where the notary is commissioned. If you are returning the affidavit to us by fax, then also fax the notary certification. COMPLETE THE MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATION COVER FORM. Review Marriage License Requirements section. Also indicate how you will pay the application fee. ****IF THE MARRIAGE APPLICATION IS ILLEGIBLE, HAS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION OR CONTAINS ERRORS, WE WILL REJECT YOUR APPLICATION AND YOU MUST APPLY IN PERSON.**** RETURN BOTH FORMS TO THE MACOMB COUNTY CLERK. You may not apply for a marriage unless the ceremony will occur within 33 days. Include the Affidavit for License to Marry Form and the Marriage License Application Cover Form. If applying by fax, include the Credit Card Payment Information Form. a. You may FAX it to 586-469-4751. If you fax your Affidavit for License to Marry, you must call the Clerk's Office at (586) 469-6283 within the hour to confirm it was received. b. You may MAIL it to: Macomb County Clerk 40 North Main Mount Clemens, MI 48043-5656 If you mail your Affidavit for License to Marry, you must call the Clerk's Office at (586) 469-6283 in 72 hours of the mailing to confirm it was received. 2. 3. 4. 5. c. If you choose to submit the application IN PERSON the Macomb County resident must appear with valid ID (i.e. driver's license) to the Macomb County Clerk's Office. (Office hours below.) 6. After the statutory three-day waiting period, your marriage license will be mailed to you. IF YOUR MARRIAGE CEREMONY WILL OCCUR LESS THAN TEN DAYS FROM YOUR APPLICATION DATE, then you will be required to pick up your marriage license in person at the Macomb County Clerk's office. See office hours below. CAREFULLY REVIEW THE MARRIAGE LICENSE UPON RECEIPT. If a correction is needed due to a typing error made by the clerk's office, there is no charge to make the correction. If a correction is needed because the Affidavit for License to Marry form was incorrectly filled out, there is a $5.00 charge that may be paid via cash, check or credit card. (To change a license after the marriage ceremony, you would have to open a circuit court case, pay a $150 filing fee and have a judge sign an order to correct the marriage license.) After the marriage ceremony, the officiate (pastor, priest, minister, rabbi, etc.) will sign the marriage license and return it for filing at the Macomb County Clerk's office. 7. 8. If you have any questions or need assistance with this process, please call 586-469-6283. County Clerk Office Hours: Mon. Fri. 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., open until 7:00 p.m. Wednesdays. Rev. 05/06 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com MACOMB COUNTY MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATION COVER FORM FAX OR MAIL THIS FORM TO MACOMB COUNTY CLERK WITH YOUR AFFIDAVIT FOR LICENSE TO MARRY FORM FAX TO 586-469-4751 TO: Macomb County Clerk/Register of Deeds Carmella Sabaugh 40 North Main, First Floor, Mount Clemens, MI 48043 Phone 586-469-6283 M-F 8am 5pm (until 7:00 pm Wednesdays) Fax 586-469-4751 Name: ___________________________________________________ Print Address______________________________________________ Print City______________________ Zip Code___________________ Day Phone: ____________________ Cell Phone _________________ Fax Number: ___________________ The following statements are true. Signature: __________________ Marriage License Affidavit For License To Marry (attached) _________________ _____ (Include Affidavit for License to Marry and Credit Card Form.) FROM: RE: DATE: PAGES: ****IF THE MARRIAGE APPLICATION IS ILLEGIBLE, HAS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION OR CONTAINS ERRORS, WE WILL REJECT YOUR APPLICATION AND YOU MUST APPLY IN PERSON.**** 1. Marriage License Requirements (Check all boxes that apply.) Check this box if your marriage ceremony will occur within 33 days. Check this box to acknowledge that by law your license will not be issued for three days, which means your ceremony cannot occur within three days. Check this box if at least one person is a Macomb County resident. Check this box if both applicants are out of state residents (proof of residency on valid driver's license is required) and marriage ceremony will take place in Macomb County. Check this box if notarization is taking place outside of Michigan. Notary certification must be included. Check this box if both applicants are at least 18 years old. Check this box if applicants are not of the same sex and are not related. 2. Marriage License Application Fee (Check one box below.) $20 if at least one applicant is a Macomb County resident. $30 if applicants live out-of-state and ceremony will be in Macomb County. 3. How do you want to get your marriage license? (Check one box below) FREE - U.S. Mail, first-class. Send license to address above. FREE - Pick up at the Macomb County Clerk's Office. ADD $14 - Overnight delivery. 4. Payment Information (Check one box below.) If applying by fax, complete Credit Card Information Form on next page. If applying by mail, complete Credit Card Information Form on next page, OR enclose a check payable to, "Macomb County Clerk." If applying in person, bring cash, credit card or a check to the county clerk's office payable to, "Macomb County Clerk." Rev. 05/06 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com CREDIT CARD INFORMATION FORM INCLUDE THIS FORM IF YOU ARE PAYING BY CREDIT CARD. YOU MUST USE THIS FORM IF YOU ARE APPLYING BY FAX. CREDIT CARD PAYMENT INFORMATI
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