Frequently Asked Questions
How and where do we get a marriage license?
PIMA COUNTY CLERK
Pima County Superior Court Building 110 W. Congress Street 1st Floor Tucson, AZ 85701 (520) 740-3200 |
MARICOPA COUNTY CLERK
Downtown Office* Maricopa County Superior Court 601 W. Jackson Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 (602) 372-5375 *NOTE: There are 3 additional offices. |
PINAL COUNTY CLERK
Main Office* 971 N, Jason Lopez Circle, Building A Florence, AZ 85132 (520) 509-3555 *NOTE: There are 3 additional satellite offices. |
OTHER COUNTIES
To see other Arizona county clerks' pages, do an internet search with this term: "your county + AZ + county clerk + marriage license". |
Is there a waiting period?
For how long is the license valid?
What happens to the license after our ceremony?
How do we get copies of our marriage certificate?
You'll need to contact your County Clerk's office to order copies of your marriage certificate, or use their online ordering system. They will not generally send them to you without you first submitting a request. Each couple will vary in the number of official copies needed for subsequent name change requests (bank, driver's license, social security, etc). There are options for you in terms of the type of certificate that you can order.
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Do we, as the couple, sign the license?
IF ONE OR BOTH OF US CHANGE(s) OUR LAST NAME(S), WHOM should WE INFORM?
Make the announcement to friends and family (ideally to your in-laws first). Consider using stationery or thank-you cards with your new name printed on them, or ordering name-change cards designed for the occasion.
Request a name change on all of the following:
Remember to order extra certified copies of your marriage certificate for agencies that require originals before allowing you to change your name on documents, such as the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Request a name change on all of the following:
- Social Security cards
- Drivers' licenses
- Passports
- Bank accounts (and request new debit and credit cards)
- Credit bureaus
- Order replacements for checks, business cards, credit cards, investments, etc
- Employers
- Schools
- Car registrations
- Insurance (health, auto, home or renters', disability and life)
- Mortgage companies
- Frequent-flier programs
- Post office
- Utility companies
- Registrar of voters
Remember to order extra certified copies of your marriage certificate for agencies that require originals before allowing you to change your name on documents, such as the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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