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Charleston County, SC

Irvin G. Condon, CPA, Esquire

Charleston County Probate Judge

Irvin G. Condon, CPA, Esquire

Charleston County Probate Judge

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Probate Court is here to assist you through our online and remote services, click here for more information. To apply for a marriage license, please follow the LOVE link here – Live Online Virtual E-marriage application. Our offices are closed to the public but our drop box is available at 84 Broad Street and 100 Broad Street, Suite 469.

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Irvin G. Condon

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Probate Court Marriage License Division

(LOVE) Live Online Virtual E-Application Certified Copy Requests Requirements For A Marriage License Contact Español
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*This link is only to search for your license

Online Marriage License Application

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  • Requisitos para la Licencia de Matrimonio
  • Licencia de Matrimonio

(LOVE) Live Online Virtual E-Application

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You must complete both steps below and be able to print, sign, and send documents back to the court in order to apply.

How to Apply Online

The Charleston County Probate Court can assist couples who are getting married within the next 30 days.

  1. APPLY at link below. Please include the email address for each party. Please apply only once.
  2. MAKE PAYMENT at link below to complete the application process - The cost is seventy dollars ($70) by credit card plus a transaction fee.

One to Three business days following the application submission and payment, you will receive via email a copy of your application as well as an affidavit from a marriage license clerk. Please review the application and if there are any errors, please immediately contact your clerk. Do not sign off on an application with errors.

Both Applicants will sign with blue ink the affidavit and the application on corresponding applicant lines with their social security numbers and immediately submit via email along with a copy of your photo identification to your clerk by 2PM. The license will not be released until the signed application, affidavit and IDs are received via email.

The original signed application, affidavit and copies of your IDs must be mailed to the Probate Court at: 100 Broad Street, Suite 469, Charleston, SC 29401 or the drop box is available at our office door from 8:30am to 5:00pm.

As mandated by South Carolina law, there is a twenty-four hour waiting period after the application is filed before the license is released. Once that period has elapsed, you will be emailed the Marriage License for you to print and use along with an instruction sheet. After your wedding ceremony, you will be responsible for returning the signed copies labeled PROBATE JUDGE and PROBATE JUDGE/DHEC COPY to the Probate Court via mail or the drop box is available at our office door from 8:30am to 5:00pm.

All applicants must provide a copy of one form of identification. Identification may be one of the following:

  • Valid driver's license
  • Original birth certificate or a certified copy of the birth certificate
  • Valid S.C. identification card issued by the S.C. Highway Department
  • Current military identification card
  • A current passport

For further questions, please call Portia Geathers at (843) 958-5183, Regina LeBlanc at (843) 277-5674 or Judge Irv Condon at (843) 817-2039.

Marriage License Online Application

Marriage License Online Application

Marriage License Payment

Marriage License Payment

Certified Copy Requests

Amid COVID-19 concerns, our office continues to assist citizens of Charleston County virtually. Therefore, we are no longer able to process requests for certified copies of marriage licenses that were issued prior to 1999. To obtain certified copies of marriage licenses from July 1, 1950 to January 1, 2000, contact SC DHEC Vital Records Office at https://www.scdhec.gov/vital-records/marriage-certificates or call 803-898-3630. Thank you.


What is a certified copy?

  • You must have applied for your marriage license in Charleston County in order to request a certified copy from Charleston County.
  • A certified copy of your marriage license is a copy of the Court’s license on record.
  • It may be necessary to show a certified copy to the appropriate entities for legal name change or for other legitimation purposes.
  • A certified copy does not expire.
  • You cannot obtain a certified copy of your marriage license until after your ceremony has been performed and your license has been filed with the Charleston County Probate Court.
  • The cost is $5.00 per copy by credit card plus a transaction fee

Online Certified Copy of Marriage License Request Form

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Requirements For A Marriage License In South Carolina:

  1. The couple must complete the (LOVE) Live Online Virtual E-Application and complete the $70.00 payment by credit card. The application contains general information such as name, address, age, and social security number/alien identification number. Three to five business days after you submit the application and payment, a staff member will email the application and affidavit to the email addresses provided on the application. The application and affidavit are sworn statements that must be signed by both parties and emailed to a staff member of the Charleston County Probate Court.
  2. South Carolina law mandates a twenty-four hour waiting period after the documents are completed and emailed back to the Probate Court before the marriage license can be released and the couple may be married.
  3. All applicants must provide a copy of one of the following forms of identification:
    • Valid driver's license
    • Original birth certificate or a certified copy of the birth certificate
    • Valid S.C. identification card issued by the S.C. Highway Department
    • Current military identification card
    • Current passport
  4. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
  5. No residency requirement
  6. Only ministers of the Gospel or accepted Jewish rabbis and South Carolina notaries are authorized to perform a marriage ceremony in South Carolina.
  7. A South Carolina marriage license is valid only for marriages performed in South Carolina.
  8. If you completed a premarital preparation course, please provide the certificate of completion when applying for your marriage license.

Contact

Probate Court Marriage License Division

Judicial Center
Map/Directions100 Broad Street, Suite 469
Charleston, SC 29401

Phone: (843)958-5183
Fax: (843)958-5191
Info: (843)958-5182

Portia Geathers
Marriage License Clerk
Phone: (843)958-5183
Email: PGeathers@charlestoncounty.org

Regina D. LeBlanc
Probate Clerk of Court Commitment Division
Phone: (843)958-5192
Email: rleblanc@charlestoncounty.org

Office Hours:

Mon. - Fri. 8:30am - 4:30pm

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