Marriage licenses and Civil Union licenses must be obtained in either the town where the ceremony is to be held, or the town of residence (within Connecticut) of either party. There is no longer a requirement for premarital bloodwork or a waiting period in Connecticut.
At the Town Clerk’s office, the parties will fill out a license worksheet (general information about each person, including parents’ names/maiden names and the state or country of parents’ birth). The license will be typed while the applicants wait, and they will leave with their license in hand. It is then valid for 65 days and must be used in the town designated on the license. If you decide to change the town where the ceremony will occur, please bring your license back tothe town Clerk's office before the wedding so we may make the appropriate changes. There is a license fee of $30.00 due at the time of application.
After the ceremony has been performed, certified copies will be available at the Town Clerk's office in the town of occurence, and subsequently in the towns of residence of both parties. The fee for certified copies is $10.00.
Marriage/Civil Union Certificates
Glastonbury’s Marriage records date back to 1693.Civil Union records start on October 1, 2005. Per state statute, all Marriage and Civil Union records are open to the public prior to July 1, 1997. From July 1, 1997, The records are available without the Social Security Number, unless you are a qualified party by law. Certified copies of marriage or civil union certificates are $10.00 per copy.
Certified copies of marriage/civil union certificates are available for marriages/civil unions that take place in Glastonbury and for marriages/civil unions occurring outside of Glastonbury (but within Connecticut) if either party was a resident of Glastonbury at the time of the application.
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