741.0305 – Marriage Fee Reduction for Completion of Premarital Preparation Course.
741.0305 Marriage fee reduction for completion of premarital preparation course.— (1) A man and a woman who intend to apply for a marriage license under s. 741.04 may, together or separately, complete a premarital preparation course of not less than 4 hours. Each individual shall verify completion of the course by filing with the application a valid […]
741.0306 – Creation of a Family Law Handbook.
741.0306 Creation of a family law handbook.— (1) Based upon their willingness to undertake this project, there shall be created by the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar a handbook explaining those sections of Florida law pertaining to the rights and responsibilities under Florida law of marital partners to each other and to their children, both […]
741.04 – Issuance of Marriage License.
741.04 Issuance of marriage license.— (1) A county court judge or clerk of the circuit court may not issue a license to marry to any person younger than 18 years of age, unless: (a) The person is at least 17 years of age and provides the written consent of his or her parents or legal guardian, which is […]
741.041 – Marriage License Application Valid for 60 Days.
741.041 Marriage license application valid for 60 days.—Marriage licenses shall be valid only for a period of 60 days after issuance, and no person shall perform any ceremony of marriage after the expiration date of such license. The county court judge or clerk of the circuit court shall recite on each marriage license the final date […]
741.05 – Penalty for Violation of S. 741.03 or S. 741.04(2).
741.05 Penalty for violation of s. 741.03 or s. 741.04(2).—Any county court judge, clerk of the circuit court, or other person who violates s. 741.03 or s. 741.04(2) commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. History.—s. 3, ch. 7828, 1919; CGL 7517; s. 692, ch. 71-136; s. […]
741.07 – Persons Authorized to Solemnize Matrimony.
741.07 Persons authorized to solemnize matrimony.— (1) All regularly ordained ministers of the gospel or elders in communion with some church, or other ordained clergy, and all judicial officers, including retired judicial officers, clerks of the circuit courts, and notaries public of this state may solemnize the rights of matrimonial contract, under the regulations prescribed by law. […]
741.08 – Marriage Not to Be Solemnized Without a License.
741.08 Marriage not to be solemnized without a license.—Before any of the persons named in s. 741.07 shall solemnize any marriage, he or she shall require of the parties a marriage license issued according to the requirements of s. 741.01, and within 10 days after solemnizing the marriage he or she shall make a certificate thereof […]
741.09 – Record of License and Certificate.
741.09 Record of license and certificate.—The county court judge and clerk of the circuit court shall keep a correct record of all marriage licenses issued, with the names of the parties and the date of issuing, and upon the return of the license and certificate shall enter therein the name of the person solemnizing the marriage […]
741.10 – Proof of Marriage Where No Certificate Available.
741.10 Proof of marriage where no certificate available.—When any marriage is or has been solemnized by any of the persons named in s. 741.07, and such person has not made a certificate thereof on the marriage license as required by s. 741.08, or when the marriage license has been lost, or when by reason of death […]
741.21 – Incestuous Marriages Prohibited.
741.21 Incestuous marriages prohibited.—A man may not marry any woman to whom he is related by lineal consanguinity, nor his sister, nor his aunt, nor his niece. A woman may not marry any man to whom she is related by lineal consanguinity, nor her brother, nor her uncle, nor her nephew. History.—RS 2602; GS 3525; RGS […]