INSTRUCTIONS for COMPLETING INTENTIONS of MARRIAGE WORKSHEET
Attached please find an Intention of Marriage. Both the Bride and Groom need to complete the appropriate sections WITH BLACK INK and both signatures need to be notarized before the Intentions is returned to this office (unless you will be returning it in person, then the Town Clerk may witness the signatures). There is a $30.00 fee due, made payable to the Town of Mount Desert, which should be returned with the Intentions
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE! This information is used to type your marriage license, which is a legal document.
SPECIAL NOTE FOR RESIDENTS: If the Bride and Groom reside in different Maine towns, Maine Law now allows the Intention of Marriage to be filed in only one of the municipalities in which they reside. If the Bride and Groom reside in the same town, they apply in that town. (If one party resides in Maine and the other resides out-of-state, then both parties file at the resident’s town.)
SPECIAL NOTE FOR NON-RESIDENTS: Maine Law states if both the Bride and Groom are non-residents of Maine, they may file their Intentions of Marriage in any Maine municipal office. Once the intentions are filed and the license is issued, the parties are free to marry anywhere within the State of Maine.
If either the Bride or Groom has been previously married we will need to see, prior to issuing the marriage license, CERTIFIED death certificate(s) and/or divorce decree(s). A certified copy means we can "feel the seal".
Once we accept the completed Intention of Marriage, the license can be issued (there is no longer a waiting period) and is valid for 90 days. Important: both the Bride and Groom must sign the marriage license in the presence of the Town Clerk prior to the license being issued. At the time of signing your license, you must be able to provide your social security numbers.
Our office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please note we do not have weekend or holiday hours.
A Certified Copy of your Marriage License (a photocopy of the license) OR an Abstract of a Certified Copy (a form that is typed using only certain information from the license) is available once the license has been returned to our office by the officiant. Either is a legal copy issued on State approved "safety paper". The cost is $10.00 for the first copy and $5.00 for any additional copies received at the same time. A Certified Copy or an Abstract of a Certified Copy would be necessary, for instance, if the Bride applied to Social Security for a name change.
To avoid a delay in processing the license, please call us if you have any questions.
Town Clerk’s Office
207-276-5531
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