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Reduced Marriage License Fee
Effective August 1, 2009

The marriage license fee for parties who have completed at least 12 hours of premarital education is $40.  In order to qualify for the reduced license fee the parties must submit, at the time of applying for the marriage license, a signed, dated and notarized statement from the person who provided the premarital education on their letterhead confirming the education was received.  The premarital education must be provided by a licensed or ordained minister or the minister's designee, a person authorized to solemnize marriages under Minnesota Statutes, section 517.18 or a person authorized to practice marriage and family therapy under Minnesota Statutes, section 148B.33.  The education must include the use of premarital inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management skills.

The statement from the person who provided the premarital education must be in the following form:

"I, ____________________________ (name of educator), confirm that _______________________________ (names of both parties) received at least 12 hours of premarital education that included the use of a premarital inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management skills.  I am a licensed or ordained minister, a person authorized to solemnize marriages under Minnesota Statutes, section 517.18, or a person licensed to practice marriage and family therapy under Minnesota Statutes, section 148B.33."

The Educator's Statement (PDF:  31 KB) form is available in the Portable Document Format (PDF).  To view and print the PDF version, you need the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader software.

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