Marriage
Licence - in Alberta
Before
you get married in Alberta, you will need to purchase a
Marriage Licence from any Marriage Licence Issuer (MLI)
at a registry agent office in Alberta.
The
couple being married must present their marriage licence
to the marriage officiate prior to their wedding.
A
marriage licence is valid for three months from the date
it is issued and is only valid to be married in the Province
of Alberta.
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Both
parties to the marriage must apply together for their
marriage licence
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Both parties must provide the marriage licence issuer with
valid identification
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Applicants must be at least 18 years of age (persons under
the age of 18 must obtain consent to marry. Consent forms
for minors are available from the marriage licence issuer)
- If
the marital status of either party to the marriage is divorced,
copies of the final court documentation is required
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The
couple being married must consist of one man and one woman
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The
bride and groom cannot be related by lines of consanguinity.
Federal legislation prohibits people from marrying if
they are related linearly or as brother and sister, whether
by whole blood, half blood or by adoption. Specifically:
a woman may not marry her grandfather, father, grandson,
son or brother. A man may not marry his grandmother, mother,
granddaughter, daughter or sister
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Where
either party are not fluent in English, they must provide
a translator/interpreter who is over the age of 18 and
is fluent in English as well as the language he is translating
in
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Where
an applicant is mentally incompetent notice must be made
by the marriage licence issuer to the appropriate trustee
or guardian
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There
are no residency requirements blood tests are not required
