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Montague
Massachusetts
1 Avenue A
Turners Falls, MA 01376
413-863-3200
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Marriage Licenses

MARRIAGE INTENTIONS & MARRIAGE LICENSES: (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY)

To apply for a marriage license, the couple must come to the Town Clerk's office. Filing for marriage intentions is by Appointment Only. Both parties must be 18 or older and not currently married. Please call 413-863-3200 ext. 203 to schedule an appointment to complete marriage intentions.

  • Both parties will need to attend the appointment and have valid ID.
  • There is a mandatory three (3) day waiting period, not including the day of the application, between filing marriage intentions and being able to be wed

When you arrive at Town Hall together (the only exceptions are if one partner is in the active, full-time military or is incarcerated), you will both need to provide:

  • Valid identification (this includes passports, driver's licenses, state ID's or military ID's).
  • Your current legal names, and what last names you will use after marriage.
  • Your current physical address.
  • Your dates of birth and where you were born.
  • The names of your parents, including birth names and whether or not your parents were married when you were born.
  • Information regarding previous marriages, if any.
  • Your Social Security numbers (if you do not have a Social Security number, you have to write down why - for example, it was never issued or you are not a U.S. resident).
  • The $40 fee, payable by cash, check or money order made out to the Town of Montague

Additional instructions will be given to you at your appointment.

Getting Married in Massachusetts: Before the Wedding

MARRIAGE LICENSES

After the three-day waiting period, one of the people being married must pick up the license at the Clerk's Office. Please note: in Massachusetts, a marriage license must be used for a ceremony within 60 days of filing the marriage intention.

The Clerk's Office can provide certified copies of marriage licenses for people who applied for their marriage intention in Montague; we do not have records of marriages that occurred in Montague if the intentions were not filed here.

If you have questions about obtaining a copy of your marriage license, please contact the office at (413) 863-3200 ext. 203 or by email.