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Marriage liscence question

Amerz20Amerz20 member
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in New Jersey
FI and I are disagreeing when I need to go for my marriage liscence. I thought that I have to apply for the liscence 72 hours before the wedding. After we get married the minister has 30 to file it before it expires.FI thinks I have 30 days before the wedding to apply for the liscence. FI thinks it takes 72 hours to get it and we can pick it up anytime before the wedding. Please clear this up for us.
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Re: Marriage liscence question

  • Meghana55Meghana55 member
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    edited December 2011
    You're FI is sort of right.  You have to go before the wedding (we went three weeks earlier) and submitted our application.  3 days later the license was ready.  Once we picked it up, it was valid for 30 days. 
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  • teamAandEteamAandE
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    edited December 2011
    FI wins
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  • Meghana55Meghana55 member
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    edited December 2011
    correction - he's not "sort of" right - he's totally right.  I read that wrong :-)
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  • USER876USER876
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    edited December 2011
    I would go two weeks before.........it takes a few days to prepare....if info is wrong or it's not ready, you can't get married.
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  • 30may09bride30may09bride
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    edited December 2011
    Yup, your Fi is correct.  You have 30 days before to apply, we did on the earlier side of our window.  And our license was ready to be picked up 3 business days after our wedding. 
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  • kdimartino98kdimartino98
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    edited December 2011
    to piggy back on this - where do you apply?  town where the bride resides or the town you are getting married in?
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  • Amerz20Amerz20 member
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    edited December 2011
    Damn lol. I hate bing the stupid one.
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  • 30may09bride30may09bride
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    edited December 2011
    Where to apply: If the bride lives in NJ, the town the bride lives in.  If the bride lives out of state, the town the groom lives in. If both are out of state, the town you are getting married in.
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  • cvl105cvl105
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    edited December 2011
    piggy backing too:  This may be a stupid question, but do we both have to actually go to the town hall and file for the license, can just one of us go, can my mom do it for us?  Also,  do we have to pick it up or can someone else pick it up for us?
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  • caketimecaketime
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    edited December 2011
    You both need to be there and we had to bring a witness.  Only one of you needs to pick it up though.
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  • Meghana55Meghana55 member
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    edited December 2011
    You and your FI both have to go and bring a witness with you to apply for the license.  When the license is ready 3 days later, either you, your FI or your witness can pick it up. 
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  • 30may09bride30may09bride
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    edited December 2011
    PP's are correct, you both need to go with a witness, and just one of you has to pick it up (usually ready a few days after you apply).  This stuff does get tricky when you don't live near where you are getting married. 
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  • cvl105cvl105
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    edited December 2011
    Yes it does get tricky living out of state...lol...exactly why I asked those questions! I guess we'll definitely be planning a trip to NJ in the weeks before the wedding (if we already weren't going to have to).
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  • melissa82melissa82 member
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    edited December 2011
    Piggybacking again--one witness or one witness for each of us?
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  • Lori&PeterLori&Peter
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    edited December 2011
    make sure to call and ask the town for their recommendations -- Wayne told me they require 2 weeks to prepare it (the girl is not real pleasant either -- told me NO evening appointments then I get there and she asks if I'm her 6:00 coming early -- I always jumped over the counter to strangle her since I had to leave work early to be there by 3:30 (her supposed last appt). Also when I got there she typed it up WRONG and I had to wait for them to re-do the entire thing!!!!
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  • caketimecaketime
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    edited December 2011
    One witness that knows you both.
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