Marriage Licenses

Same for both parties

• 18 and older - No parental consent is required.
• 16 or 17 year olds will require judicial approval (court order) NO EXCEPTIONS.

Valid ID must be furnished by both parties &, must be originals - no copies accepted.

The following are all valid forms of ID:

• Passports
• Driver's licenses
• Birth certificates
  Copies available at: Northeast Colorado Health Department
  228 W. Railroad Ave.
  Fort Morgan, CO 80701
  970-867-4918
• Military identification cards

(Contact a Recording Clerk for additional acceptable forms of ID.)

As of July 1, 1989, blood tests are NOT required for either party in the State of Colorado.

Social Security Numbers ARE required on marriage license applications (C.R.S. 14-14-113).

If a party does not have a Social Security Number, the Affidavit Concerning Social Security Number must be completed and submitted at time of application for a marriage license. It may be signed and notarized in advance or signed in front of the Deputy County Clerk at time of application.

Marriage licenses will NOT be issued

• One of the parties is still married to another person - all divorces must be final.
• Marriage between the following is prohibited regardless of whether the relationship is by half or whole blood:
  • ancestor and descendant
  • brother and sister
  • uncle and niece
  • aunt and nephew
• Marriage between cousins IS permitted in Colorado.

Witnesses are NOT required in Colorado. Some clergy, judges, or public officials may request them.

• Both parties must complete and sign the marriage application form. At least ONE of the parties must apply IN PERSON before the Recording staff. If one of the parties cannot appear in person, he or she MUST complete an Absentee Affidavit with a notarized signature and provide a copy of valid identification showing proof of age of the absent party.
• If either party has been divorced, he or she must recite the date the divorce was finalized, city and state divorce took place, and the type of court. A divorce decree is not required at the time of completing the marriage application unless the divorce was finalized less than 30 days prior from date of application.
• A couple already married, who wish to renew their marriage vows, may obtain a license by stating that they are married to each other.
• Applicants for a marriage license need not be Colorado residents.

Couples themselves may solemnize their own marriage (C.R.S. 14-2-109). Marriages can also be solemnized by judges, retired judges, magistrates, public officials authorized to perform marriages, or in accordance with any mode of solemnization recognized by a religious denomination or Indian Tribe or Nation. Not anyone can solemnize a marriage. Although the couple may solemnize their own marriage, that does not mean a friend or relative, who is not otherwise authorized to perform marriages, can also solemnize their marriage. Clergy from out-of-state need not be registered in Colorado.

To make an appointment with a judge who performs marriages in Morgan County, call 720-219-9691.