The Legal “Stuff” to get Married in Allen County
When you are ready to married in Allen County, you need to head to downtown Fort Wayne and bring your identification. Check out these helpful points so that you are prepared when you travel to the courthouse to get your marriage license.
The license is good for sixty (60) days so mark your calendar so you can check one more wedding planning step off your list.
Residence
For Indiana residents, at least one applicant must reside in Allen County and provide documentation of residency. If applicants reside in a different Indiana county, you cannot apply in Allen County. Out of state residents may apply for a license in Allen County only if the marriage is performed in Allen County.
Location and Times
The female and male applicants, who wish to be married, must appear in person to apply for a marriage license in the Central Services Division, Room 201 - Second Floor, Allen County Courthouse, 715 South Calhoun Street. You may apply Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (The Courthouse is closed on Saturday, Sunday, and all legal holidays.)
You should allow a minimum of thirty (30) minutes to complete the application process.
Fees
Indiana residents: $18.00 Out of state residents: $60.00
A certified copy of your marriage license, for legal proof, may be obtained for $2.00. Make sure that you ask for this certified copy. It should come to you approximately thirty (30) days after the person solemnizing the ceremony files the license with the clerk’s office.
Required Documents – one or more of the following
•?Valid operator’s license or other state identification, showing date of birth and current Allen
County address
•?Certified copy of birth certificate, or
•?Passport, military identification, discharge papers, or
•?Baptismal certificate, transcript of school record (different than a report card or diploma from a school). Both must indicate date of birth.
If the applicant does not have an updated driver’s license or identification does not provide an address, applicant must show proof of an Allen County address.
Age
Applicants under 18 years of age must have special consent. Call for complete requirements.
Marriage Ceremonies
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.
License Validity
You will receive the application the same day you apply, and it expires sixty (60) days after being issued. The application is valid only if the marriage is performed within the State of Indiana. Call our Central Services Division at (260) 449-7245, if you have additional questions.
can you get married the day of getting your license? Is there somebody in the courthouse that can take pictures? is that any extra cost? I konw the price of the license but how much does it cost to get married at the courthouse?
The Allen County Courts will perform the marriage ceremony on site at the courthouse for $20 and can be done the same time as applying for your marriage license (no waiting period). Off-site from the courthouse the cost is $75. They do not offer any photo services so you would want to bring your own photographer. One of your witnesses may take photos.