Marriage License Requirements and Application

Prospect Park Vital Statistics
Procedure for Obtaining a Marriage License

For two persons to establish a Marriage in the State, it shall be necessary that they satisfy all the following criteria;
1. Not be a party to another civil union, domestic partnership or marriage in this state.
2. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
WHERE TO APPLY:
1. The license application is to be made in the New Jersey municipality in which either party resides and is valid throughout the State of New Jersey.
2. If neither applicant is a RESIDENT of New Jersey, the application is to be made in the MUNICIPALITY WHERE THE PROPOSED MARRIAGE IS TO BE PERFORMED and is ONLY valid in that municipality.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS (No Exceptions):

- Photo Identification (driver's license, passport or state/federal issued I.D.)
- Proof of residence.
- Social security number.*
- One witness over the age of 18 (with a Photo ID).
- Social Security Number is required by law for US citizens and will be kept confidential.
- Any documents in a foreign language must be accompanied by a certified English translation.
AFTER YOU APPLY:

- There is a 72-hour waiting period before license can be issued.

- License is valid for 30 days from date of issue. Only one marriage license may be granted from a marriage application. If the license expires before being used, a new application must be made.

Your marriage certificate will be filed in the municipality where your ceremony was performed.

The Prospect Park Registrar of Vital Statistics also issues CERTIFIED COPIES for events which occurred within the Borough. Requests for certified copies can be made in person, or by mail. The fee for each copy is $15.00.
State File Number
3A. Signature
Printed Name
Date

MonthDayYear
Date
3B. Signature
Documentation presented to establish the validity of the amended information reported in Section 2:
APPLICATION FOR LICENSE
MARRIAGEREMARRIAGECIVIL UNIONREAFFIRMATION OF CIVIL UNION
DECLARATION OF APPLICANT A

(Giving false information constitutes perjury.)
Name (First, Middle, Last)(List name given at birth or on birth certificate/Maiden name)

First NameMiddle NameLast Name
Street Address

(Current Legal Residence) (See Note 1)

Municipality of Residence (See Note 4)

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Current Name (if different)
Date of Birth

MonthDayYear
Date
Birthplace
MaleFemaleUndesignated/Non-Binary
Age (See Note 2)

Domestic Status (at this time)(See Notes 3 and 5)

Rows	Please Check	Date	Place
Single
Widowed
Divorced
Annulled
Current Domestic Partner
Former Domestic Partner
Current Civil Union Partner

For Remarriage to the same spouse, or Reaffirmation of Civil Union to the same partner, enter date and place of original ceremony:

Rows	Please Check	Date	Place
Marriage
Civil Union

Enter number of times everMarried (if applicable):
Name of Most Recent Spouse (if any) (List name given at birth or on birth certificate/Maiden name):
Enter number of times ever in a Civil Union (if applicable):
Name of Most Recent Civil Union Partner (if any) (List name given at birth or on birth certificate/ Maiden name):
Parent's Full Name at Birth
Birthplace
Parent's Full Name at Birth
Birthplace
YesNo
If "YES," how?
DECLARATION OF APPLICANT B

(Giving false information constitutes perjury.)
Name (First, Middle, Last)(List name given at birth or on birth certificate/Maiden name)

First NameMiddle NameLast Name
Street Address

(Current Legal Residence) (See Note 1)

Municipality of Residence (See Note 4)

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Current Name (if different)
Date of Birth

MonthDayYear
Date
Birthplace
MaleFemaleUndesignated/Non-Binary
Age (See Note 2)

Domestic Status (at this time)(See Notes 3 and 5)

Rows	Please Check	Date	Place
Single
Widowed
Divorced
Annulled
Current Domestic Partner
Former Domestic Partner
Current Civil Union Partner

For Remarriage to the same spouse, or Reaffirmation of Civil Union to the same partner, enter date and place of original ceremony:

Rows	Please Check	Date	Place
Marriage
Civil Union

Enter number of times everMarried (if applicable):
Name of Most Recent Spouse (if any) (List name given at birth or on birth certificate/Maiden name):
Enter number of times ever in a Civil Union (if applicable):
Name of Most Recent Civil Union Partner (if any) (List name given at birth or on birth certificate/ Maiden name):
Parent's Full Name at Birth
Birthplace
Parent's Full Name at Birth
Birthplace
YesNo
If "YES," how?
INFORMATION TO BE COMPLETED BY EITHER APPLICANT
In which Incorporated Municipality in New Jersey do you intend for the ceremony to be performed? (See Note 4)
Intended Date of Ceremony

MonthDayYear
Date
Telephone Number where eitherapplicant can now be reached:
Name and mailing address of person who is to perform the ceremony:
Mailing Address where you may be reached after the ceremony:
DECLARATION OF IDENTIFYING WITNESS

(Giving false information constitutes perjury)
Name (First, Middle, Last):

First NameMiddle NameLast Name
Mailing Address (Street/PO Box):

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
YesNo
YesNo
If "Yes, " explain
OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF APPLICANTS AND IDENTIFYING WITNESS

NOTE TO REGISTRAR - Applicants and witness should be told that taking a false oath constitutes perjury, which is punishable by a maximum fine of $7,500.00. In any case where application is made by only one applicant to begin the waiting period, the same identifying witness must return when the second applicant completes the application. In such a case the same witness must sign once again on the line below that on which he/she signed when appearing with the first applicant.

We, who have hereunder signed our names, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that we are not currently ruled mentally incompetent; the answers given by us in this application for a marriage, remarriage, civil union, or reaffirmation of civil union license are true, full and perfect answers to each and all of said questions.
Signature of Applicant A:
Date

MonthDayYear
Date
Signature of Applicant B:
Date

MonthDayYear
Date
Signature of Witness:
Date

MonthDayYear
Date
Second Signature of Witness (if necessary):
Date

MonthDayYear
Date
Signature of Registrar:
REGISTRAR - DO NOT insert place and date of ceremony or file the application until either the completed certificate or copy thereof is sent to you. Follow-up on all licenses for completion
License Number:
Date of Issue:

MonthDayYear
Date
Ceremony Performed in (City, Borough, Twp.):
Date of Ceremony:

MonthDayYear
Date
NOTE 1. This is the permanent home and principal establishment to which, when absent, the applicant intends to return.

NOTE 2. Both applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of application.

NOTE 3. When a remarriage or reaffirmation of civil union license is requested, indicate in Question 6 that the parties are already married or joined in a civil union. It is required that proof of the previous marriage or civil union be submitted to you. Common law marriages, which were legal prior to December 1, 1939, must be established by affidavit showing the place and date of the common law marriage contract. The place and date of the previous marriage or civil union should be stated on both the application and the license. The seventy-two-hour waiting period is waived. Consent of parents is required for the remarriage or reaffirmation of a civil union of a minor previously joined in a marriage or civil union to the same partner in another state.

NOTE 4. Municipality of residence is the municipality where applicant physically resides, not the mailing address. If both applicants are nonresidents of New Jersey, the application must be made in the municipality where the ceremony will be performed. Registrar should mark the license accordingly.

NOTE 5. The Registrar's review of a divorce decree, dissolution of Civil Union, or termination of Domestic Partnership, submitted with this application, in no way implies the validity of the submitted document. Such determination can only be made by a court of law.
APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS (N. J. S. 37:1-17)
Social Security Number of Applicant A
Social Security Number of Applicant B
Social Security Numbers shall be kept confidential and may only be released for child support purposes and this document shall not be considered a public record pursuant to P. L. 1963, C.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.)
Should be Empty:

Prospect Park Vital Statistics

APPLICATION FOR LICENSE

DECLARATION OF APPLICANT A

DECLARATION OF APPLICANT B

INFORMATION TO BE COMPLETED BY EITHER APPLICANT

DECLARATION OF IDENTIFYING WITNESS

APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS (N. J. S. 37:1-17)