KEY WEST MARRIAGE LICENSES
To secure a marriage license from the county court house in Key West, go to 500 Whitehead Street (Monday through Friday - 8:30 to 5:00), the Lester Building 305-292-3458. Wherever you are staying, the courthouse is nearby because we are on a very small island.

No medical tests are required.
Anyone 18 or older can get married.
There is no waiting period if both parties are out of state residents.

If you are Florida residents, you may obtain a license at your local county clerk's office, as well as here in Key West. There is a 3-day waiting period for Florida State residents.

The license cost is $93.50 and is valid for 60 days from the effective date. Payment can be made in personal check, cash, cashier's check, or money order. No credit cards accepted.

Make sure you have valid photo identification when going for your marriage license (passport, driver's license, etc., military ID, alien registration card)

If either party has previously been married, please bring a copy of the divorce decree at the time of application if divorce is within the last six months. If longer than six months, the exact date of divorce is required.

If a death was involved, the exact date of death is also required. If within the last six months, the court requires a copy of the death certificate.

Domestic Partnership Info

Domestic Partners are two adults who have chosen to share one another’s lives in a family relationship. Two persons are considered to be Domestic Partners if:

1. They consider themselves to be members of each other’s immediate family

2. They agree to be jointly responsible for each other’s basic living expenses

3. Neither of them is married or a member of another Domestic Partnership

4. They are not blood related in a way that would prevent them from being married

5. Each is at least of the legal age and competency required by Florida Law to enter into a marriage or other binding contract

6. They have signed a Declaration of Domestic Partnership

To establish a Domestic Partnership two people shall sign a Declaration of Domestic Partnership in the presence of the City Clerk. As further evidence of Domestic Partnership two of the following documents must be presented along with the Declaration of Domestic Partnership:

1. A lease, deed or mortgage indicating that both parties are jointly responsible

2. Driver’s licenses for both partners showing the same address

3. Passports for both partners showing same address

4. Other documents that in the opinion of the City Clerk conclusively demonstrates the applicants are living together as a family, including but not limited to, credit cards with the same account numbers in both names, wills, powers of attorney, or a joint title ownership of a vehicle.

A Domestic Partnership is terminated when:

1. One of the partners dies

2. A Domestic Partner files a termination statement with the City Clerk, by hand or certified mail, for any reason

The fee for filing a Declaration of Domestic Partnership is $50.00. It is suggested you call the City Clerk’s Office at 305-292-8193 for an appointment.