Marriage Application – Denton County, TX

The Marriage Application is the Denton County Clerk's application for a marriage license in Denton County, Texas. Titled "Application for Marriage License, Denton County, Texas," it collects identity details and eligibility statements from both people who plan to marry.

The form states that its form and content are prescribed by section 2.004 of the Texas Family Code. It has one block for Applicant One and one for Applicant Two. Each block asks for name (first, middle, current last and maiden name if applicable), usual address, phone number, email address, Social Security number, date of birth, age and place of birth (city, county, state). Each applicant then marks True or False on statements about divorce, current marriage, court-ordered child support and family relationship to the other applicant. A line at the end asks for the date of marriage and the county of marriage.

A printed warning says that knowingly making a false statement can lead to prison and a fine (HSC, Sec. 195.003). The form also includes an information checklist about the waiting period, the license expiration and the fee. It is not the license itself: it is the application the clerk's office uses to issue one.

Two people who plan to marry and want a marriage license from the Denton County Clerk each complete one applicant block on the Marriage Application.

Each applicant states on the form that:

• they have not been divorced within the last 30 days;
• they are not presently married, and the other applicant is not presently married;
• they are not presently delinquent in paying court-ordered child support;
• the other applicant is not related to them in any of the ways the form lists, including ancestor or descendant, brother or sister, a parent's brother or sister, a niece or nephew, a current or former stepchild or stepparent, or a first cousin, whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption.

If an applicant cannot appear before the clerk, the form's information page requires an absent applicant form, completed and notarized by that applicant, together with that applicant's original form of identification. The form advises anyone whose situation is unusual to speak to a clerk before completing it.

Complete the Marriage Application when you are ready to apply for the license, before you plan to use it. The information page says the license cannot be used until a 72-hour waiting period has passed, unless the requirements that allow the 72 hours to be waived have been met. Once issued, the marriage license expires 90 days from the date of issuance, so plan the ceremony inside that window.

The application also asks for the date of marriage and the county of marriage. The form sets no other deadline, so apply early enough to cover the waiting period and have the identification and fees listed on the information page ready when you appear before the clerk.

The Marriage Application is handled by the Denton County Clerk, and the form expects the applicants to appear before the clerk.

• In person: Both applicants appear before the clerk with valid proof of identity and age and the fees listed on the information page. A lower fee applies if you also present a Premarital Education Course completion certificate; ask the Denton County Clerk for the current amounts.
• Absent applicant: If one applicant cannot appear, bring an absent applicant form completed and notarized by that applicant, plus that applicant's original form of identification.

If you print the application, the county's forms page at https://www.dentoncounty.gov/280/Forms requires clear, sharp printing in black on white 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper, at least medium (20 pound) weight, matte, with no holes or perforations. Blurred or illegible applications are not accepted, and thermal, dye-sublimation, special inkjet and other shiny papers are not acceptable. The form names no mailing address or online submission channel. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the Denton County Clerk's channels above.