Requirement: Certified copy of birth certificate.

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

Waiting Period: No waiting period unless under the age of 18.

If Divorced: A certified copy of the divorce decree is required.

Fees: $53.00 - cash only.

Other Tests: The bride is required to take a blood test for rubella.

Under 18: If you are 16 or 17 years old, you must have the consent of both parents unless only one parent has legal custody of you. Proof of age must be in the form of a certified copy of your birth certificate. Both of you, as a couple, will also have to attend at least two counseling sessions that are at least 10 days apart. This has to be done with a designated counselor who will then have to provide a letter that states the names of the couple, their ages, the dates of the counseling sessions, and what the counselor thinks about their possible marriage. Then judicial consent signed by a district court judge must be given for the Clerk of court's office to issue a marriage license. No one 15 years of age or younger may marry in Montana.

Proxy Marriages: Yes.

Miscellaneous: License is valid for 180 days.

Copy of Certificate of Marriage: Department of Health and Human Services
Vital Statistics Bureau
111 N. Sanders, Room 205
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-4228