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Marriage Regulations

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MARRIAGE
IN THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS

You must reside in the Turks and Caicos Islands 48 hours before applying for the marriage license.
There is a period of 2-3 weeks before you can receive the marriage license.
Both parties must have reached age of 21. If either or both parties are minors (ie. over 16 but under 21 years old) then the consent of one or both parents or guardians is required. Proof of age: Birth Certificate.
If divorced, one must bring notarized copy of the final decree
If either person is widowed, they must bring their spouse's death certificate.
The parties must be within the prohibited degrees of relationship to each other. A copy of the relevant schedule to the Ordinance is appended for your guidance.

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS MARRIAGE ORDINANCE
"THIRD SCHEDULE"

1. A Man shall not marry:

His mother or any person to whom his father was at any time married.
His father's mother or any other person from whom his father is descended.
His mother's mother or any person from whom his mother is descended.
The sister or half-sister of any person specified in any of the foregoing categories.
His daughter or any person descended from him.
His sister or half-sister of his.
Any person descended from any brother; half-brother sister or half-sister of his.
Any person of whom at the time in question he is the guardian or of whom he is the ward; or
Any person born as a male person.

2. A Woman shall not marry:

Her father or any person to whom her mother was at any time married.
Her mother's father or any person to whom her mother is descended
The brother or half-brother of any person specified in any of the foregoing categories.
Her son or any person descended from her
Her brother of half-brother
Any person descended from any person to whom she has at any time been married.
Any person, of whom at the time in question she is the guardian or of whom she is the ward; or
Any person born as a female person.

These regulations may be subject to change at any time. Please check with us or the Turks and Caicos Government prior to making final wedding arrangements.