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Marriage Licenses
A marriage license issued by our office may be used anywhere in the State of Oregon.
Both parties must appear in person to complete the application, pay the fee, and sign the form. The application can be done at the kiosk in our office or you can fill it out online before you come in.
After you've completed the application, both parties must come to the County Clerks office to pay the fee and complete the process. Be sure to bring a copy of the confirmation page with the submission ID.
To fill out the application online click this link https://records.morrowcountyor.gov/marriage
Please read and follow the instructions carefully.
You must present your drivers license, passport or other government issued ID to obtain a marriage license, the names must match the applicants information. No blood tests or physicals are required.
When applying for your marriage license, please, plan on arriving no later than 4:00 p.m. (3:30 in Irrigon) to allow sufficient time for the application process. We do NOT issue marriage licenses through the mail. Both applicants must complete the marriage license application process "In Person". There are NO exceptions. "Irrigon Office 9 a.m. - 11:45a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Thursday only!"
Payment must be received at the time of application via check, cash or money order, Made out to Morrow County.
You must be 18 years of age or older to obtain a license without the consent of a parent or guardian. Persons aged 17 years of age may obtain a marriage license by bringing their parents or legal guardians with them when they apply. No person under 17 years of age is allowed to be married in Oregon. No Exceptions.
As required in ORS 106.050, we require identification sufficient to determine that each person applying for the license is eligible to be married in the Sate of Oregon.
Marriage is prohibited when the applying parties are first cousins or nearer of kin to each other, as per Oregon Revised Statue 106.020 (2), whether of the whole or half blood, whether by blood or adoption, computing by the rules of civil law, except that when the parties are first cousins by adoption only, the marriage is not prohibited.
Both parties must identify the legal name each will take after their marriage ceremony on the Marriage License, Application, and Record of Marriage form.
There is a three-day waiting period before the license becomes valid and the couple can get married. The waiting period can be waived for legitimate reasons. The determination for the acceptance or rejection of waiver requests are made by the County Clerk. If you are wanting the clerk to perform your marriage on the same day using the waiver, please call prior to applying, as the clerk may not be available. (If a waiver is granted, anyone that is able to perform a marriage in the State of Oregon, may perform the marriage.)
Once the application becomes effective the couple has 60 days to have a marriage ceremony performed anywhere in Oregon.
Marriage License Fees
The fee for a marriage license in Morrow County is $50; this includes a designer marriage certificate, and is payable at the time of application via check, cash, or money order. Certified copies can be purchased at the time of application for $7.75 each. Certified copies can be used to update your name changes for Social Security and Drivers licenses or Oregon ID.
Marriage Ceremonies
The fee for the County Clerk to perform a marriage Ceremony in the office is $117. Please call the office if you want to be married by the clerk. You must have a valid license to be married.
Officiants:
I do not make referrals for officiants other than authorized persons performing civil ceremonies.
County Clerk:
Bobbi Childers (541) 676-5601
100 S Court St., Heppner, OR 97836
Justice of the Peace
Judge Diehl (541) 922-4082
Judge Diehl is in Heppner and Irrigon - Please call for availability
Municipal Judge:
Theresa M. Krogh
700 6th St., Umatilla, OR 97882 (541) 922-3226 est. 106
