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Marriage Licenses
Residents of the state intending to be joined in marriage shall record the notice of their intentions in the office of the clerk of the municipality in which at least one of them resides. If only one of the parties resides in the State, the parties shall file their intentions in the office of the clerk of the municipality in which the resident resides. If both parties reside out of the state, they may file their intentions in the any municipal office.
The intentions or worksheet takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. Information needed for completion of the worksheet - name, residence, place of birth, date of birth of the bride and groom and the names and place of birth of their parents. If either the bride or groom has been married previously, they need to bring with them the document that desolved that former marriage (death certificate or divorce decree --with a raised seal). After the couple has completed the form the clerk will type the marriage license and have the couple review and sign it. Once the intentions are filed and the license is issued, the parties are free to marry anywhere within the State of Maine. The license is vailid for 90 days from the date the intentions are filed. The cost of the license is $30 payable to the clerk in the municipality.
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