ID Requirement: Driver's licenses or a certified copy of your birth certificate is acceptable. You will need to know your mothers' maiden names, and the states where your parents were born.
Residency Requirement: You do not have to be a resident of Vermont. However, residents need to apply for a license in the town where one of them resides. Nonresidents should apply for a license in the county where they will be married.
Previous Marriages: A certified copy of the divorce decree is required. A plain copy of the death certificate is all that is required if your spouse is deceased.
Covenant Marriage Option: No.
Waiting Period: No waiting period.
Fees: $20.00 - $23.00 plus $7.00 for a certified copy of the license. Some counties may require cash or travelers' checks only.
Other Tests: No tests required.
Proxy Marriage: No.
Cousin Marriage: Yes.
Common Law Marriage: No.
Same Sex Civil Unions: Yes.
Under 18: Applicants under the age of 18, but older than 16, need signed parental or guardian consent. Anyone under the age of 14 cannot be married in Vermont.
Officiants:Authorized persons to perform weddings in Vermont are judges, supreme court justices, assistant judges, justice of the peaces, and ordained or licensed clergymen. Non-resident clergy need to file for a permit from the county Probate Court where the marriage will take place.
Miscellaneous: License is valid for 60 days.
Copy of Certificate of Marriage:
Vermont Department of Health
Vital Records Unit
108 Cherry Street
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, Vermont 05402
