Jacqueline Soares,
Non Denominational Officiant
Jacqueline Soares,
Non Denominational Officiant
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Officiant for Orange County and Greater Los Angeles
Marriage License
Recording the Marriage Certificate
Name Change
Marriage License
Public Marriage License- Fee $61-91
(Fees vary from county to county)
A public marriage license is a public record, and anyone can request a copy or information from the record. This license can be used anywhere in the State of California. (After license is returned for recording and has been recorded its clarified now as a Marriage Certificate.)
Confidential Marriage License- Fee $66-$85
A confidential marriage license becomes a confidential record, and the only people able to obtain information about it are the couple, except by special court order. The requirements to obtain this type of license are:
To complete the application for a marriage license, a couple must:
Recording your License
As an officiant I am required to send your license back in for recording. Once received by the county recorder it takes appx. 20 business days to be recorded.
Requesting certified copy/ies of your marriage license:
Orange County Recorder's Fee is $17/ea certified copy. I usually encourage my couples to purchase 2 for their records and name changes. (After your license has been returned to the Recorder's Office and once recorded it is identified as a marriage record/certificate thereafter.)
Name Change: