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6 things to know about same-sex marriage in Florida

BY STEVE ROTHAUS

 

srothaus@MiamiHerald.com
In this Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, photo provided by the Florida Keys New Bureau, Aaron Huntsman, left, and William Lee Jones, right, ride the grand marshals' float during the Fantasy Fest Parade in Key West, Fla. Jones and Huntsman were selected to preside over the parade because of their contributions to lead the Florida Keys and Florida into same-sex marriage equality. The couple won a ruling from a Monroe County judge overturning Florida’s same-sex marriage ban, but are not wed yet because Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi appealed.
In this Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, photo provided by the Florida Keys New Bureau, Aaron Huntsman, left, and William Lee Jones, right, ride the grand marshals' float during the Fantasy Fest Parade in Key West, Fla. Jones and Huntsman were selected to preside over the parade because of their contributions to lead the Florida Keys and Florida into same-sex marriage equality. The couple won a ruling from a Monroe County judge overturning Florida’s same-sex marriage ban, but are not wed yet because Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi appealed. ANDY NEWMAN FLORIDA KEYS NEWS BUREAU

1. Both would-be spouses must apply for a marriage license in person. There is no residency or citizenship requirement. All applicants must show valid identification. Applicants 16-17 years old must show a birth certificate with parent’s name and a parental consent form.

2. A deputy clerk can perform a marriage ceremony immediately after the license is issued, if the spouses have taken a four-hour premarital course. There is no other waiting period for those who have taken the course. The courses are given in person and online, and can be completed in one day. Search online: ‘Florida premarital course.’

3. All Florida residents must take the course, or wait three days for a license to become valid. This does not apply to nonresidents. Marriage ceremonies must be performed within 60 days of a license being issued.

4. License fees: $93.50 or $61 with completion of premarital course. Ceremony: $30.

5. For details, visit the following county clerk websites: Monroe; Miami-Dade;Broward.

6. LGBT activist group Equality Florida has published a webpage with same-sex marriage questions and answers: www.eqfl.org/marriagefaq



 

This story was originally published January 5, 2015 at 6:03 AM with the headline "6 things to know about same-sex marriage in Florida."

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