8 "Delaware" Category Articles

Simple step-by-step look at how to fill out a Delaware marriage license. Sample license & FAQs for wedding officiants and newlyweds, plus tips from the Clerk of the Peace office.

Delaware bill HB 375 would allow transgender individuals to update marriage certificates and other vital records via self-attestation, allow applications to be filed with Clerk, and create a confidential record for original documents, securing privacy for LGBTQ+ families.

Delaware will remove marriage restrictions for people on parole and probation in 2025, making it easier for them to apply for a license without special permission. (DE SB7 2025 / Pinkney; Townsend; Minor-Brown)

Learn about proposed changes to Delaware state marriage laws which determine how people on parole or probation apply for a marriage license. A substitute Senate bill would remove the requirement for parolees to obtain special permission from a court officer to marry. (SS 2 for SB 4 / 2024 / Sen. Pinkney / House Majority Leader Melissa Minor-Brown)

Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in Delaware, whether you’ll pay more for minister registration to officiate a wedding, and how the cost of popular online ordination services compare, including free ordination through American Marriage Ministries.

A step-by-step guide to getting married in Delaware - from finding an officiant and choosing a wedding venue, to how to apply for, complete, and return your Delaware marriage license.

Learn about the Wedding Officiant Registry in Delaware, the state’s ordained minister registration and licensing requirements, and how to legally marry people in Delaware.

Delaware’s Groome Church leaves United Methodist Church over the denomination’s discrimination toward LGBTQ+ individuals, and UMC’s ban of same-sex marriage and ordination for openly gay church members.