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Forever Love Ministries
Reverend Larry H. Steele
419 1/2 Avenue North
Great Falls, MT  59401
Telephone: 406-231-8683
foreverloveministries@yahoo.com
Rev_Larry_H_Steele@yahoo.com

Indiana Marriage Laws

ID Requirement: Drivers license or identification card or other id showing current address and date of birth. Bringing a certified copy of your birth certificate is recommended because some counties require it if you are younger than 30.

Application Requirement: Both the bride and groom must appear in person at the time of applying.

Residency Requirement: Indiana residents must apply in the county in which one of them lives.

Waiting Period: No waiting period.

Previous Marriages: You will need to know how the marriages ended (death, divorce, annulment) and the month and year the marriages ended. A few counties require a copy of the divorce decree if divorced within the last two years.

Fees: Indiana residents: $18; residents of other states/countries: $60. Personal checks not accepted.

Other Tests: Women under the age of 50 must bring a completed State of Indiana Premarital Examination Certificate. These are available through your family doctor or any RediMed, StatCare, or other urgent care clinic. Blood tests or premarital examinations for men are not required.

Under 18: A certified copy of your birth certificate is required. If you are 17 years old you must apply for the license with both parents (or the person with legal custody). They will need to sign the consent portion of the application. If you are 16 or 15 years old, you must petition the Circuit Court via a "Permission to Marry" form. The cost for filing this petition is $120.00 even if the Judge refuses to allow the couple to marry.

Proxy Marriages: No.

Cousin Marriages: Permitted when both individuals are at least sixty-five (65) years of age.

Common Law Marriages: No. Indiana does recognize common law marriages legalized by another state.

Same Sex Marriages: No.

Officiants: 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.

Valid: License is valid for 60 days. The license can only be used within the State of Indiana.