Same Gender Marriages

Effective January 1, 2010 a marriage license may be obtained from any town or city clerk in New Hampshire regardless of where you live.  Once you obtain the license, you may be joined anywhere in New Hampshire.  Both person A and person B must appear in person to fill in the marriage worksheet. Please bring proof of identification and age (birth certificate, driver’s license). If you were married before, you must present a certified copy of your divorce or dissolution decree or death certificate, whichever is applicable.

There is no longer a waiting period before you can be joined in the State of New Hampshire.  You may be united the day you get the license.  There is no blood work required.  Helpful hint:  know the state or country of birth for your parents.

If you need a certified copy of your marriage license, you may request a copy in person or by providing the following information in writing:

Name of Person A

Name of Person B

Date of Marriage

Place of Marriage

Purpose for which the certificate is needed

If requesting the copy by mail, you will also need to send a photocopy of your picture ID, such as a driver’s license or government issued ID.  If you are requesting a record for someone other than yourself, you will need to state your relationship to the person whose record you want.

New Hampshire law requires that a nonrefundable search fee of $12.00 be collected for each record requested.  This search fee also covers the certified record cost for the first certified copy.  Additional certified copies of the same record, ordered at the same time, are available for $8.00 each.  Please make checks payable to the “Haverhill Town Clerk.”