{"id":1596,"date":"2021-08-04T16:50:57","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T20:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/?p=1596"},"modified":"2025-04-11T10:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:05:37","slug":"filing-intentions-to-marry-marriage-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/2021\/08\/04\/filing-intentions-to-marry-marriage-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Filing Intentions to Marry (Marriage License)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Couples&nbsp;wishing to obtain a marriage license file their intentions&nbsp;in the Town Clerk&#8217;s Office&nbsp;in person (except for cases where one person is in the military or incarcerated, or a physician\u2019s written confirmation of an illness of one of the parties is produced) at least three days before the ceremony (an application for a time waiver may be filed by both of the parties at a probate or district court if a problem exists). The fee for filing your marriage intentions in Sudbury is $40.00 and&nbsp;includes one&nbsp;certified copy of the Marriage Certificate. The license is valid for sixty days from the time of filing, and may be used for a ceremony conducted in any Massachusetts city or town. The member of the clergy or Justice of the Peace who performs the ceremony must sign the license and return it to the city or town where it was issued.<\/p>\n<p>An appointment to fill out marriage intentions <b>must <\/b>be scheduled by calling 978-639-3351.&nbsp; Marriage intentions may be downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2021\/08\/Complete-Marriage_packet_2024.pdf?version=1d938dc7759516ae5f1ca95bc16648d4\">here <\/a>and filled out <strong>but not signed<\/strong> prior to the appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Persons seeking a marriage license must be at least eighteen years old or have a court order providing for an exception.<\/p>\n<p>Those desiring a civil ceremony should contact the Town Clerk or call the Secretary of State\u2019s Commissions Section at (617) 727-2836 to obtain a list of local Justices of the Peace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The contact information for the Sudbury Town Clerk\u2019s Office:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30 AM \u2013 4:30 PM Tuesday 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM, Friday 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM (Summer Hours may differ)<\/p>\n<p>Building: <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/locations\/townhall\/\"><u> Town Hall<\/u><\/a><br \/>\n322 Concord Road<br \/>\nSudbury, MA 01776<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:clerk@sudbury.ma.us\"><u>clerk@sudbury.ma.us<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Phone: (978) 639 \u2013 3351 Fax: (978) 639 \u2013 3340<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Couples&nbsp;wishing to obtain a marriage license file their intentions&nbsp;in the Town Clerk&#8217;s Office&nbsp;in person (except for cases where one person is in the military or incarcerated, or a physician\u2019s written confirmation of an illness of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/2021\/08\/04\/filing-intentions-to-marry-marriage-license\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about Filing Intentions to Marry (Marriage License)\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":162,"featured_media":3163,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1596"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/162"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1596"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4753,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1596\/revisions\/4753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}