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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

Missouri Marriage Laws

ID Requirement: Picture id such as Drivers License, and Social Security card.

Residency Requirement: Do not have to be a resident of Missouri.

Previous Marriages: Applicants must provide the date their last marriage ended and must wait at least 30 days after the divorce is final before applying for a marriage license.

Application Requirement: Both the bride and groom must appear together before the Recorder of Deeds of any Missouri county and apply for a marriage license.

Waiting Period: 3 days. The three-day waiting period can be waived with approval of a judge if special conditions make an earlier marriage "advisable."

Fees: $50 plus a $1 fee for each parental consent. No Refunds - Cash Only.

Blood Tests: No tests

Under 18: A person under age 18 cannot marry without the consent of the custodial parent or guardian.

� A person under age 15 cannot marry without approval of a judge in the county where the marriage license is sought. The statute states that the judge should grant approval only upon a showing of "good cause" and that unusual conditions make the marriage "advisable." Persons lacking mental capacity to consent to marriage cannot marry without court approval.

Common Law Marriage: No. However, Missouri law does recognize the validity of common-law marriages entered into in Missouri before 1921, as well as common-law marriages contracted in other states which permit them.

Cousin Marriages: No.

Proxy Marriages: Yes.

Same Sex Marriages: No.

Officiants: Marriages may be performed by any clergyman who is a citizen of the United States and who is in good standing with any church or synagogue in this state. Ministers must keep a record of all marriages they perform. They must give the couple a marriage certificate and must complete the marriage license and return it to the recorder of deeds within 90 days after the marriage license was issued.

Valid: License is valid for 30 days. The license can only be used within the State of Missouri.