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Showing posts with label Prince Edward Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prince Edward Island. Show all posts

Prince Edward Island

MARRIAGE LICENCE
  • Fees: $100 (License fees are non-refundable)
  • Both must apply together in person
  • Must each bring with you when applying to your license
    • Proof of age Gov't ID: birth certificates or passports
    • Photo ID: drivers license (or age of majority card)
    • If under 18, bring written parental consent 
      • If under 16, you cannot marry unless you are pregnant or a mother already 
    • Relevant immigrant status card, treaty status card, Canadian citizenship card etc.
  • The Licence will expire 90 days (3-months) after issued
  • If previously married, divorced or widowed outside of Canada, (but not outside the province) a PEI lawyer needs to provide a certified letter that you are eligible to marry in PEI.
  • The Licence needs the following information
    •  Both parties must provide their parents' full names and birth places 
    •  Each partners SIN numbers,
  • No photocopies of documents is accepted
    • Originals or certified copies only
  • This license gets signed by the following at your wedding
    • Yourselves (the 2 people getting married)
    • Your officiant or religious ceremony leader (Minister, Priest, Imam, ,Rabbi etc.)
    • Your 2-witnesses and is then sent to the government by your Minister/ Priest/ Rabbi or officiant (within 48 hours) to confirm the wedding took place
  • Waiting Period: none   
  • Search License Issuer Locations at the bottom of this page


CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE


MARRY AFTER DIVORCE, DISSOLUTION OR DEATH
  • WHEN YOU APPLY for your license, bring with you
    • Your original Certificate of Marriage
    • Certified Death Certificate 
    • Proof of divorce or dissolution of union (court certified copies)
      • Absolute Decree 
      • judgement of dissolution from original court
      • Certificate of Divorce
        • If you are still uninformed contact the
          Central Divorce Registry of Canada
          P.O. Box 2730, Station D
          Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1W7
          Phone: 613-957-4519  
  • THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
    • The only way out of a marriage is divorce
    • Original or certified documents only (your papers will be returned to you)
    • If the original documents are in a language other than English, (English or French in Quebec) a certified translation is needed
    • PEI has the following specifications 
      • If divorced outside of Canada (and the documents are in a different language) you need to include a certified letter from a practicing lawyer in the province you apply, stating your are eligible to get married

WHO CAN MARRY US
  • Religious service: your registered religious representative of your choice or your congregation  
  • Civil service: Officiants who have been vetted by your province already

LINKS & CONTACT INFORMATION
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