Frequently Asked Questions

You must both apply in person for a marriage license. The Randolph Town Clerk/Registrar's Office is open Monday thru Friday 8:30am- 4:30pm, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. This requirement is applicable to both residents and non-residents of the Commonwealth. According to Massachusetts law, you must jointly file intentions to marry, and you may do so with the city or town clerk in any community in the state. If a person is in the military, intentions may be filed by either party, providing one is a Massachusetts resident. If a person is incarcerated in a county house of correction or a state correctional facility, intentions may be filed by either party. A marriage license, once obtained, is valid for 60 days from the date intentions are filed and may be used in any Massachusetts city or town. It is not valid outside the state.

Yes, there is a mandatory three-day waiting period. While Sundays and holidays are included in the three days, the day the application is made is not. For example, if you apply on Friday, your license will be issued on or after Monday.
 

Yes, if you can obtain a court waiver after filing intentions. According to MGL Ch. 207:30, if both parties are residents, or non-residents, or one of each, and they need to dispense with the three days, they may do so by applying to the judge of a probate or district court to have the license issued without delay, after filing intentions with the clerk.
 

You should file your intentions first with the town clerk. Then an application for a waiver must be filed by both of you at a probate or district court. After a hearing, the court may issue a certificate allowing the marriage license to be issued, and the marriage performed without delay.
 

The fee to file a marriage license in Randolph is $40. Certified copies of the marriage license are $10 each.
 

A Massachusetts resident may marry if he or she is 18 years of age or older. A birth certificate or photo identification may be required to show proof of age.
 

As of July 1, 2022, marriages are not permitted to anyone under the age of 18 years of age. For more information, please visit: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/mass-general-laws-c207-ss-24
 

No, Massachusetts Law no longer requires medical certificates.
 

You are not required to present a divorce certificate when filing intentions to marry. However, it is extremely important that an individual who has been divorced be certain that his/her divorce is absolute. If you are uncertain as to the absolute date of your divorce, you should contact the court where the divorce was granted. In Massachusetts, a divorce does not become absolute until 90 days after the divorce nisi has been granted, regardless of the grounds for divorce.
 

No.

Massachusetts statute does not require that witnesses be present at your ceremony. However, if a member of the clergy performs the ceremony, you should ensure that you are in conformity with the appropriate religious tenets.
 

The member of the clergy or justice of the peace must complete and sign the original license and return it to the clerk of the city or town where the license was issued. The Randolph Town Clerk is a Justice of the Peace in Massachusetts. Those desiring a civil ceremony should contact the Town Clerk in advance of the date of the ceremony at (781) 961-0900.
 

If an out-of-state member of the clergy or a person not recognized by the State, is to perform the marriage, that person must obtain a Certificate of Authorization from the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth prior to the ceremony. This certificate, which is issued by the Public Records Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, is to be attached to the original license and returned to the clerk of the city or town where the license was issued. For further information, please visit the Secretary of State's website.

If either of the parties has arrived as an immigrant from a foreign country within five days, the application may be filed at any time before the marriage, and the certificate shall be issued at any time after the filing.
 

You may contact the Randolph Town Clerk/Registrar's Office at (781) 961-0900, or: