The Probate Court of Peach County issues marriage licenses and maintains
those records. We also issue certified and plain copies of marriage licenses and applications for all marriages that were
applied for in Peach County.
General
Information
Obtaining a License to Marry
- Applicants must both appear
in person
- Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. (Certain circumstances permit underage applicants to obtain
a marriage license. Call the Peach County Probate Court for additional information.)
- A picture identification card
is required for both applicants.
- A divorce decree or death certificate from the former spouse is required from one
or both applicants that have had prior marriages.
- An application for a marriage license must be filled out and signed
by both applicants.
- At lease one applicant has to be a resident of Georgia in order to
apply for a marriage license in a county other than the county they are to be married in. If both applicants are not residents
of Georgia, you must apply in the same county you are getting married in. Peach County, Georgia
- There
is a $56 fee for a marriage license without certification of Premarital Counseling. With Certification of Premarital Counseling
the fee is $16.00. These fees are payable by cash, check, or money order.
Filing a License After A Marriage
Ceremony
After a couple is married by a clergy or person who is authorized to perform marriage ceremonies,
the license is mailed back to the Probate Court.
Fees for Certified and Plain Copies of Marriage Licenses and
Applications
- If a couple needs copies of their marriage license, they may be purchased
for $10 each using cash, check, or money order.
- The marriage license is public record and can be purchased by anyone.
No identification is required to purchase certified copy of a marriage license.
To Receive Certified
or Plain Copies in the Mail
- Send us a written request with the name of the Bride
(name prior to marriage) and Groom and date of marriage.
- Please tell us how many copies you are requesting.
- Please
enclose a check or money order for the total amount of copies requested (fees listed above).
Notice of
Change in Fees for Marriage Licenses
Effective July 1, 2010, there was a change in the fees for applications
for marriage licenses in the State of Georgia. Pursuant to House Bill 948, the application fee was raised unless the couple
seeking the license have completed a qualifying premarital education program*, as defined by the Bill.
*Under House
Bill 378, a “qualifying premarital education program” shall include at least six hours of “instruction involving
marital issues, which may include but not be limited to conflict management, communication skills, financial responsibilities,
child and parenting responsibilities, and extended family roles.” The program must have been completed within 12 months
prior to the application and the couple must have undergone the premarital education together. To qualify, the premarital
education must have been performed by:
- A professional counselor, social worker, or marriage
and family therapist;
- a psychiatrist;
- a psychologist; or
- an active member of the clergy when in the
course of his or her service as clergy, or the designee of such active member of the clergy, provided the designee is skilled
and trained in premarital education.
In order to qualify for the reduced fee, the couple must provide the Court
a signed and dated certificate of completion of a qualifying premarital education program. The Court has an acceptable Certificate
which you take to the premarital education provider.
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