Hamilton County Online Premarital Preparation Course

Avoid the three day wait requirement and save $32.50 on your marriage license in Hamilton County. We do provide the approved premarital course in an online format so you can save money on your marriage license and avoid waiting three days to have your marriage license issued to you.

Here’s how it works:

The Hamilton County Courthouse will discount your marriage license application fee $32.50 upon completing our online premarital preparation course. 

The cost of our the course is $19.99, so you will actually SAVE $12.51 on your marriage license and there will be no out of pocket cost.

Our Online Premarital Preparation Course for Hamilton County Covers the Following Cities:

• Jasper
• Jennings
• Madison
• White Springs

To purchase your online marital course, click here.

For your convenience, D’Arienzo Psychological Group has supplied information here from the Hamilton County Marriage License website. Please refer to the Hamilton County Clerk of Court website for additional information. (http://myfloridaclerks.com/pages/counties?countyid=Hamilton)

Marriage Licenses

A couple wishing to be married must be prepared to provide their Social Security numbers or any other available identifications numbers, such as driver license numbers or other photo IDs (passport, military ID) to the Clerk’s office to apply for a marriage license.

What if I have been married before? If either applicant has been previously married, the exact date of divorce, death or annulment must be presented as well as the state and county where the divorce took place.

What are the procedures for underage marriages? Applicants must be18 years old to apply for a marriage license.  Underage applicants must have parental consent from both parents unless the court has given one parent sole custody.  The order would need to be presented at the time of application.  Applicants under the age of 16 must have court approval.

New Marriage Law as of January 1999 Any couple, if one or both parties are a Florida resident, must take a four hour premarital preparation course or wait three days before the marriage license goes into effect. To receive a waiver of the new three-day waiting period, a premarital preparation course must be completed within one year prior to obtaining a marriage license and a valid certificate of completion must be presented to the Clerk’s office. Taking the premarital preparation course also lowers the application fee.

If all of the course requirements are met on the day of application, the marriage license will be issued and will also be effective the same day. If the course requirements are not met on the date of application, the marriage license will be issued but will not be effective until three days from the issue date. The expiration date will be 60 days from the issued date and will appear on the license.

Recording of License After the court issues the marriage license, the license is valid for 60 days. The marriage ceremony must be held within that 60 day timeframe for the license to be valid. After the ceremony is preformed the marriage license must be sent or brought to the court, usually that is done by the person who preformed the ceremony.  It will then be recorded in the Official Records and an official copy sent to the new couple.

License Fee The fee for a marriage license is $93.50.  There is an exception if both parties are Florida residents and have provided proof of a premarital class with a certified provider.  The fee is reduced to $61.

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Dr. Justin D’Arienzo is Florida’s Leading Provider of Online Premarital Preparation and Premarital Counseling. He created an enjoyable and interactive online premarital preparation course that is certified in every county in Florida. Dr. D’Arienzo is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Certified Florida Supreme Court Family Mediator, Parenting Coordinator, Custody Evaluator, and Relationship Expert. If you are seeking individual psychotherapy, counseling in Jacksonville FL, couples and marriage counseling, family counseling, intensive marital therapy, or life coaching, D’Arienzo Psychological Group provides comprehensive psychological therapies and counseling utilizing research-based strategies. D’Arienzo Psychological Group is a full-service psychology firm, with mental health providers who specialize in areas including child and adolescent mental health counseling, behavior modification, psychotherapy for adults, group therapy, psychological assessment, life coaching, vocational counseling, organizational consulting and training, substance abuse treatment, anger management, premarital counseling, marital therapy, couples counseling, and forensic psychological services.