Delaware Same-Gender Marriage Certificate Application
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Application for a certified copy of a Delaware same-gender marriage certificate. It goes to the Office of Vital Statistics, which lists offices in Dover, Newark and Georgetown on the form.
Who can use this form
- Either spouse ("myself")
- Child or parent of a spouse (proof of relationship for a parent)
- Other family member (specify the relationship, with proof)
- Legal guardian (court order required)
- Genealogy request, or an authorized agent, attorney or legal representative (proof required)
What to send with it
- Completed and signed application
- $25.00 per copy, by check or money order payable to the State of Delaware (kept for the search if no record is found)
- Copy of valid photo ID
- Parent's ID when the request is for a child
- Offices listed on the form: Jesse S. Cooper Building, 417 Federal Street, Dover; Chopin Building, 258 Chapman Rd., Newark; Thurman Adams State Service Center, 546 S. Bedford St., Georgetown
Where to send it
- Mail to
- See the form for where to file it.
- State fee
- $25.00 per copy (a portion goes to domestic violence programs); kept for the search if the record is not found
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- Rev. June 2021
- Source
- Official government page