STEPHANIE G. SCHUMACHER

• Marriage licenses may be purchased during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
• The cost of the license is $50 and is non-refundable. Our office accepts cash, checks and credit cards for payment.
• The license is valid for 30 days from the date of issuance and must be used within the state of Kentucky.
• Both parties must be present, be at least 18 years old, and provide documentary proof of age for the marriage license to be issued. Acceptable forms of proof of age are1. A copy of a birth record;
  2. A certification of birth issued by the state department of health, a local registrar of vital statistics, or other public office charged with similar duties by the laws of another state, territory, or country;
  3. A baptismal record showing the individual’s date of birth;
  4. A passport;
  5. An automobile driver’s license;
  6. Any government- or school-issued identification card showing the individual’s date of birth;
  7. An immigration record showing the individual’s date of birth;
  8. A naturalization record showing the individual’s date of birth; or
  9. A court order or any other document or record issued by a government entity showing the individual’s date of birth.
  

A minor who is 17 years old may petition the family court or District Court of the county in which he or she lives for an order granting permission to marry.  For more information, please contact Mason District Court at 606-564-4011.