Wyoming § 20-1-105 Judge may order license issued

Wyoming Statutes

§ 20-1-105 — Judge may order license issued

Wyoming § 20-1-105

Title 20Domestic Relations

Ch. 1HUSBAND AND WIFE

Art. 1CREATION OF MARRIAGE

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-1-105 (2026).

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(a)If any county clerk refuses to issue a license to marry, or in case of circumstances arising which would necessitate the waiver of any one (1) or more of the requirements of W.S. 20-1-102 and 20-1-103(b) and (c), either applicant for the license may apply to the district court of the county for the issuance of a license without compliance with one

(1)or more of those requirements. If the judge finds that a license should be issued, or such circumstances exist that it is proper that any one (1) or more of the requirements should be waived, the judge may order in writing the issuance of the license. Upon the order of the judge being filed with the county clerk, the county clerk shall issue the license at the time specified in the order. No fee or court costs shall be charged or taxed fo

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(a) If any county clerk refuses to issue a license to
marry, or in case of circumstances arising which would
necessitate the waiver of any one (1) or more of the
requirements of W.S. 20-1-102 and 20-1-103(b) and (c), either
applicant for the license may apply to the district court of the
county for the issuance of a license without compliance with one
(1) or more of those requirements. If the judge finds that a
license should be issued, or such circumstances exist that it is
proper that any one (1) or more of the requirements should be
waived, the judge may order in writing the issuance of the
license. Upon the order of the judge being filed with the county
clerk, the county clerk shall issue the license at the time
specified in the order. No fee or court costs shall be charged
or taxed for the order.
(b) If either party is sixteen (16) or seventeen (17)
years of age, the parents or guardians may apply to any judge of
a court of record in the county of residence of the person
sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age for an order
authorizing the marriage and directing the issuance of a
marriage license. If the judge believes it advisable, he shall
enter an order authorizing the marriage and directing the county
clerk to issue a license. Upon filing of a certified copy of the
order with the county clerk, the county clerk shall issue a
license and endorse thereon the fact of the issuance of the
order. No person authorized to perform marriage ceremonies in
Wyoming shall perform any marriage ceremony if either party is
under the age of sixteen (16) years.
(c) Before issuing the order provided by this section the
judge may require affidavits or other proof of the competency of
the parties or of any other facts necessitating or making the
order advisable. The order may be in substantially the following
form:
I ...., the undersigned ...., a judge of the .... court, a court
of record in and for .... county, Wyoming, hereby order that a
marriage license may issue to .... of .... (address) and .... of
.... (address) on the .... day of .... (year) Date: .....