How to get a certified copy of a marriage certificate in Connecticut
The Connecticut directory entry gives no holdings dates. For a town request, it specifies a check or money order payable to the town or city. For a state request, it specifies a postal money order payable to the Treasurer, State of Connecticut. CDC source for Connecticut.
Connecticut's CDC listing gives the office contact as Please refer to the Connecticut Department of Public Health website for the most current instructions for obtaining a copy of a Connecticut marriage certificate., with a service charge of $20.00.
| Field | CDC Where to Write | Current official evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Office | Please refer to the Connecticut Department of Public Health website for the most current instructions for obtaining a copy of a Connecticut marriage certificate. | State Vital Records Office or eligible town vital records office Official source (checked 2026-11-11) |
| Service charge | $20.00 | Uncollected. Official office |
| Years held or service coverage | Requests for certified copies of a marriage or civil union certificate may be submitted to the city/town where the marriage or civil union ceremony took place, to the town in which either of the parties resided at the time the marriage or civil union took place, or to the State Vital Records Office. The CDC entry does not state years held. | Uncollected. Official office |
| Ordering route | CDC entry | Use the official certificate request instructions Official source (checked 2026-11-11) |
Getting a marriage license in Connecticut
The issuing office rule acquired for Connecticut says Town vital records office where the ceremony will take place (Official source (checked 2026-11-11)).
The fee rule acquired for Connecticut says $50 (Official source (checked 2026-11-11)).
The waiting period rule acquired for Connecticut says Minimum 48 hours, effective October 1, 2026 (Official source (checked 2026-11-11)).
Consult the Connecticut official office for the license validity left unverified in this comparison.
Searching Connecticut marriage records
The Connecticut official records office supplies the contact route for marriage searches. Search availability remains unverified as of 2026-11-11.
Common-law marriage and community property
| Source scope | State entry |
|---|---|
| SSA common-law digest | Not recognized. SSA GN 00305.075. Digest effective 2023-05-30, checked 2026-11-11 |
| IRS community-property list | Outside the listed community-property states IRS 555, checked 2026-11-11 |
The common-law entry for Connecticut is Not recognized. SSA's digest is effective 2023-05-30 and applies to benefit decisions. IRS Publication 555 supplies the property classification for married taxpayers domiciled in Connecticut, with its qualifications linked in the table.
The numbers
| Measure | State | US or reporting-area benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage rate | 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Divorce rate | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, men | 32.4 | 30.8 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, women | 30.3 | 28.8 |
At 6.9 marriages per 1,000 residents, Connecticut's 2024 occurrence-based rate sits above the US 6.3. Marriages performed in Connecticut can include visitors.
CDC gives Connecticut 2.5 divorces per 1,000 residents in 2024, above the benchmark of 2.3 for reporting jurisdictions.
ACS 2024 gives Connecticut first-marriage medians of 32.4 for men and 30.3 for women, a gap of 2.1 years. The Connecticut margins of error are 0.7 years for men and 0.4 years for women.
Connecticut is first for men and sixth for women in an oldest-first ordering of state and DC first-marriage medians. Its male median is above the national 30.8, while the Connecticut female median is above the US 28.8.
Connecticut and Las Vegas
In 2025, 173 licenses issued in Las Vegas carried a Connecticut mailing address, putting it 39th among states and DC. Explore the Las Vegas figures, with address definitions on the method page.
Across the recent 2021 to 2025 Las Vegas files, 983 licenses carried Connecticut mailing addresses. The Connecticut share is 0.26% of the countywide total for those files. The annual Connecticut maximum was 364 in 2007, compared with 157 in 2019, 203 in 2024 and 173 in 2025.
The annual Connecticut Las Vegas count fell 14.78% relative to 2024, leaving Connecticut 10.19% above the 2019 count. The latest Connecticut volume is 52.47% below its series high.
For Connecticut, the earlier Las Vegas figures were 364 licenses in 2007, 333 licenses in 2008, 327 licenses in 2009, 278 licenses in 2010, 239 licenses in 2011, 242 licenses in 2012, 189 licenses in 2013, 198 licenses in 2014. County sources and coverage.
For Connecticut, the earlier Las Vegas figures were 183 licenses in 2015, 197 licenses in 2016, 160 licenses in 2017, 189 licenses in 2018, 157 licenses in 2019, 95 licenses in 2020, 191 licenses in 2021, 221 licenses in 2022 (through 22 December). County sources and coverage.
For Connecticut, the earlier Las Vegas figures were 195 licenses in 2023, 203 licenses in 2024, 173 licenses in 2025. County sources and coverage.
Connecticut couples using a Clark County license can order the Nevada record through the Clerk's certificate service for $20 after filing. The officiant has 10 calendar days after the ceremony to file, and the guide covers postal, online and in-person orders.