Request a Marriage License
- Both parties must be present to apply.
- One of the parties must have an Isabella County Address.
- Driver’s License or pictured ID required.
- Both over 18 years of age.
- Certified copy of Birth Certificate.
- If previously married, copies of judgment of divorce or death certificate proof of how marriage ended.
- Filing Fee of $20.00.
- Once you apply for your license there is a three day waiting period, including weekends, before you can pick it up. The license is good for thirty days following the three day waiting period.
- If a waiver of the three day waiting period is needed. You must have one of the following valid reasons: Family emergency as in a family member is sick or dying, death in the family, military leave or deployment or out of state with explanation.
The 3 days can be waived for a $20.00 fee. - If you are planning on being married in Isabella County, but live in a different state, the fee is $30.00.
- Your license can be picked up between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Further instructions will be given with your license.
Fees & Application
- $20.00 marriage license filing fee
- $20.00 fee for waiver of three day waiting period with valid reasons for waiver
- $30.00 fee if both parties live in a different state
- $15.00 for the first copy
- $5.00 for each additional copy of the same record purchased at the same time.
- Senior citizens, 65 and over, $7.00 for the first copy, $5.00 for each additional copy purchased at the same time.
Request a Marriage Record
Isabella County marriage records are records of parties who were residents of Isabella County and made application for the license in Isabella County.
Fees & Application
- $15.00 for the first certified copy
- $5.00 for each additional copy of the same record purchased at the same time.
Request A Marriage Record Online
For your convenience, you can process online requests through an independent company that Isabella County Clerk has partnered with to provide you this service; VitalChek Network, Inc. VitalChek can be reached through their website; (www.vitalchek.com). An additional fee is charged by VitalChek for this service, and all major credit cards are accepted, including American Express®, Discover®, MasterCard® or Visa®.
You can now order your Vital Record 24 hours a day. If you need a vital record from anywhere in the United States you can go to the Vital Chek site and order it. The web site will bring up a map of the United States, click on the state you will be requesting your record from and follow the order process. Vital Chek charges a service fee on top of the fee for your record.