WISCONSIN MARRIAGES ONLY. The couple must apply together and in person.

Applicants apply at the Wisconsin County Clerk's Office of their choice.
The wedding ceremony can take place anywhere in Wisconsin.

Location to apply in Rock County:
Rock County Clerk’s Office
51 S. Main Street, 2nd Floor
Janesville, WI 53545

If the parties are applying for a marriage license in a Wisconsin county other than Rock, please contact that county for location, application times and fees.

• Arrangements for your wedding must be set prior to applying for a marriage license. Please bring the name, address and phone number of the person performing your ceremony, as well as the physical location of the ceremony. If you have no one to perform your ceremony, a Court Commissioner may be available. Please call the County Clerk's office for the Court Commissioner's information. Two witnesses, 18 years of age or older, need to witness the marriage and sign the marriage license at the time of the ceremony.  If either party is serving on Active Duty in the U. S. armed forces a second witness is not required.
   
• Non-expired photo ID and Social Security number. If an applicant has never been issued a Social Security number, the space will be marked “none.”
   
• Proof of where you have physically lived for the 30 days prior to application, such as a driver’s license, lease, utility bill or bank statement. You must also know the name of the city, village or township and county where you reside.
   
• Certified birth certificate issued by the state or county where born. Birth certificates must be legible, not tattered and torn. If the certified birth certificate is unattainable, other satisfactory documentary proof may be considered that meet the requirements of P.L. 109-13, permanent resident card, or naturalization paper.  If your birth certificate does not include full names of parent(s) and/or the mother’s maiden name, you will need to supply this information when applying.
  ***Hospital issued birth certificates and photocopies of birth certificates are not acceptable.***
   
  
• If previously married, a divorce judgment, divorce decree, legal annulment or death certificate from the most recent marriage must be provided. The divorce judgment or legal annulment must include the Judge’s signature. Divorced persons may not remarry until six (6) months + one (1) day after the granting of the divorce, regardless of where the action took place.
   
  
• The legal age for marriage in Wisconsin is 18. If an applicant is 16 or 17 years of age, a consent form needs to be signed by the parent(s) or guardian(s) before the County Clerk.
   
• If one or both of the applicants do not speak English, a third party needs to interpret at the time of application. Couples cannot translate for each other.

A waiver of the waiting period may be granted for an additional fee of $25. This fee is payable by cash, money order, or debit/credit card only. Some reasons that a waiver may be granted are:

• one or both applicants live in another state and are coming here to marry;
• one or both applicants is/are in the military; or
• an applicant is terminally ill.

If you need to request a waiver for any other reason, please call our office at 608-757-5660 for preapproval.