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Charleston County Probate Court
Marriage License Division
Judicial Center
100 Broad Street, Suite 469
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 958-5183
(843) 958-5191 (Fax)
Office Hours
Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
www3.charlestoncounty.org
Dorchester County Probate Court
101 Ridge St.
St. George, SC 29477
843-832-0105
843-832-0244
Office Hours
Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
www.dorchesterprobate.com
Berkeley County Probate Court
300 California Ave., # B
Moncks Corner, SC 29461
843-719-4519
843-719-4520
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
www.co.berkeley.sc.us
REQUIREMENTS FOR A MARRIAGE
LICENSE IN SOUTH CAROLINA
- Bride and groom
must appear together and file a written application. This application
contains the following information: both persons seeking the contract
of matrimony are legally entitled to marry together with the full name
of the persons, their ages and places of residence. This is a sworn
statement that must be signed by both contracting parties and notarized
in the office of the Probate Judge in which the license is to be issued.
- There is a twenty-four
hour waiting period after the application is made before the license
can be picked up and the parties can be married. If you are planning
on getting married on a weekend, be sure to apply on Thursday so you
can pick up the license on Friday.
- Applicants eighteen
years old or older DO NOT NEED PARENTAL CONSENT. Applicants between
eighteen and twenty-five years old must present one piece of identification.
Identification may be one of the following:
- A valid driver's
license.
- Original birth
certificate or a certified copy of the birth certificate.
- A valid S.C.
identification card issued by the S.C. Highway Department.
- Current military
identification card.
- A current
passport.
- WITH PARENTAL CONSENT males and females must be at least sixteen
years old to be eligible for a license. Any applicant under the age
of eighteen years old must file an original birth certificate or a certified
copy of the long form thereof, which becomes part of the permanent record
of application. The parent or legal guardian of the minor applicant
must appear at the same time as the minor to present identification
and sign a form consenting to the marriage.
- NO BLOOD TEST IS REQUIRED.
- NO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT.
- There is a $70.00 cash fee for filing the application in Charleston
County. Dorchester County's fee is $40. Berkeley County's fee is $50.
For an additional $20, the Berkeley County Probate Court will perform
the ceremony. All fees are CASH only.
- Only ministers of the Gospel or accepted Jewish rabbis and officers
authorized to administer oaths in this State are authorized to administer
a marriage ceremony in South Carolina.
- A South Carolina marriage license is valid only for marriages performed
in South Carolina.
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