Office of
Robin Kordes
Recorder of Deeds
Phone 573.458.6095 Fax 573.458.6098
To Obtain A Marriage License In Phelps County, Missouri
Prospective Bride and Groom must:
¨ Visit our office together to apply for a marriage license.
The State of Missouri only recognizes marriages between a man and a woman.
¨ Be 18 years of age or over to apply.
¨ Pay $51.00 cash fee at the time of application.
¨ Present a government issued picture ID and social security card. Proof of social security number is required at the time of application.
The social security number shall be a closed record and any such number appearing on a public record shall be exempted from examination
and copying pursuant to Section 610.024, RSMo.
¨ Previously married applicants must provide the full date (mo/day/year) their last marriage ended. If the bride’s maiden name was restored,
the marriage dissolution showing this change will need to be brought in, but only if their name has not been changed on their ID.
¨ Pick up and give the license to the person performing the ceremony before the wedding. The application may remain on file up to six months.
The person performing the ceremony is required by law to have the marriage license at the ceremony.
¨ Have a ceremony performed within 30 days from the issue date and may only be used in the State of Missouri.
If the wedding date is more than 30 days from the date of application, they must wait to pick up the license.
¨ NOT be related to each other through and including first cousins.
If the Bride and / or Groom are under 18 their custodial parent with ID must come with them to give consent to the application.
The party under 18 will need ID, social security card, a birth certificate, and if parents are divorced the divorce judgment showing
custodial parent’s name. Those under the age of fifteen (15) may not apply or obtain a marriage license without a court order.
* An additional fee of $1.00 is to be paid at the time of application for each parental consent.
Unused Marriage License
If the license is lost, destroyed or not used, the parties must return to the Recorder’s office to sign an affidavit.
Return and Record of Marriage
The person performing the ceremony is required by law to return the completed license to the Phelps County Recorder of Deeds office
within 15 (fifteen) days of the ceremony. We will contact you to pick up your recorded license as soon as we receive it. You can then take
the recorded license to the offices of Social Security Administration and the Department of Revenue to change your name.
Copies
Copies are available as soon as the marriage license has been returned to our office.
Plain copy of the marriage license is $1.00. A certified copy of the marriage license is $9.00.
Military Purposes – No Charge
For more information regarding:
Marriage licenses..............................................................……….............…………....573-458-6095
Civil ceremonies performed by a Phelps County Associate Circuit Judge…………..…573-458-6200