Online Marriage License Application

(LOVE) Live Online Virtual E-Application

You must complete all steps below and be able to print at the time of your appointment 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 (and will be extended if needed) during the pandemic.

1. APPLY at link below. Please apply only once. If you are unsure if we received your application, please email the clerk you made an appointment with.
2. MAKE PAYMENT at link below - The cost is seventy dollars ($70) by credit card plus a transaction fee of one dollar.
3. BOOK APPOINTMENT at link below.

Preparing for Your Appointment

The application page will be emailed to the couple applying the day of the appointment and must be printed prior to your FaceTime or Zoom virtual meeting.

A staff member of the Probate Court will witness the couple signing at their scheduled appointment time. Both Applicants will sign with blue ink on their corresponding applicant lines with their social security numbers below. Please have your IDs (list below).

Once signed, please email the application to the court immediately after the FaceTime or Zoom virtual meeting along with a copy of your IDs. Your original signed application must be returned to the Probate Court at: 100 Broad Street, Suite 469, Charleston, SC 29401. The license will not be released until the signed application and IDs are received.

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 that explains what to do. Following your wedding, you will be responsible for returning the signed copies labeled PROBATE JUDGE and PROBATE JUDGE/DHEC COPY to the Probate Court via mail or in person once the court reopens.

All applicants must present and provide a copy of one piece 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 Appointment Booking

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 these marriage licenses, contact DHEC’s Vital Records Office at https://www.vitalchek.com or (803) 898-0176. 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

requirements

Requirements For A Marriage License In South Carolina:

1. Each couple must complete the (LOVE) Live Online Virtual E-Application. This application contains the general information such as name, address, age, sex and social security number/alien identification number. The application is a sworn statement that must be signed by both parties during the virtual on line appointment and notarized by the staff member of the Charleston County Probate Court.
2. South Carolina law requires a twenty-four hour waiting period after the application is filed before the license can be released by email and the parties can be married.
3. Applicants eighteen years old or older DO NOT NEED PARENTAL CONSENT. All applicants must present one form of identification during the virtual appointment. 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
4. With parental consent, males and females must be at least sixteen years old to be eligible for a license. Any applicant under the age of eighteen years old must file an original birth certificate or a certified copy of the long form thereof, which becomes part of the permanent record of application. The parent or legal guardian of the minor applicant must appear during the virtual appointment at the same time as the minor to present identification and sign a form consenting to the marriage.
5. No blood test is required
6. No residency requirement
7. There is a $70.00 fee for the license. Payments can be made by credit card (plus processing fee)
8. Only ministers of the Gospel or accepted Jewish rabbis and officers authorized to administer oaths in this State are authorized to administer a marriage ceremony in South Carolina.
9. A South Carolina marriage license is valid only for marriages performed in South Carolina.
10. 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
100 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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