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Marriage is possible in the following situations:

• With your past partner
• With another person

Marriage automatically dissolves Civil partnerships.

To get married, you and your future spouse must meet certain conditions.

These conditions are the same whether you are a couple of different sex or of the same sex.

Age

You must be of age to marry, i.e. at least 18 years of age.

If you are a minor, you may exceptionally be allowed to marry.

You must have the following permissions:

• Age exemption granted by the public prosecutor for serious reasons
• At least one of your parents agreed

Unrelated

The marriage is forbidden when a very close link exists.

Consent

Each of you 2 must give his free and informed consent at the wedding.

The wedding is celebrated in a commune with which at least one of you 2 has a lasting bond.

The link can be with one of the following municipalities:

• That of the domicile or the residence from one of you two
• The home or residence of a parent (parent) of one of you 2

The registrar ensure that at least one of the persons concerned has lasting links with the municipality.

Special rules are provided for in certain situations.

Documents to be provided by the future spouses

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Review documents to be provided

Each of you 2 shall provide the following documents:

• ID (original and photocopy). Depending on your situation, this may be an identity card, passport, driving license, resident card, residence card or any other document with a photograph issued by a public authority
• Proof of domicile or residence dated more than 1 month (rental lease, rent receipt, water, electricity or gas bill, tax or non-tax notice, attestation France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi), attestation from the employer, etc.)

You or your future spouse do not have to providebirth certificate if your marriage commune can directly access your civil status data from your municipality of birth.

In practice, first of all, go to town hall, you must contact your marriage municipality to provide the following information:

• Your surname, first name(s), gender, date and municipality of birth
• Your parents' surnames and first names

This information allows your marriage commune to verify your civil status data with your commune of birth.

Depending on your situation, you must provide additional documents :

Documents to be provided by witnesses

For each of your witnesses, you must provide the following information:

• Name
• First Name
• Date and place of birth
• Occupation
• Home
• Copy of identity document

The file must be submitted to the municipality of the municipality chosen for the ceremony.

Check with the city hall if you need to make an appointment.

The registrar auditions you two together.

If he considers it necessary, he may ask also individual interviews with both.

This hearing is obligatory. But it does not occur in the following cases:

• Not possible (for example, due to illness)
• The registrar does not consider it necessary

The officer may request the presence of a translator or interpreter (at your expense if paid) if you or your future spouse are in any of the following situations:

• Deaf, dumb
• Does not understand French

If you or your future spouse resides abroad, the hearing can be conducted by the competent diplomatic or consular authority.

Before and after the hearing, the city hall cannot refuse a marriage file.

But she can ask the public prosecutor prohibit the solemnization of the desired marriage (for example, in the case of suspicion of a white marriage).

The announcement of the marriage is made by the publication of the bans.

They're notices posted at the gate of the town hall by the registrar.

They shall contain the following information:

• Given names, surname, occupation, domicile or residence of each of you 2
• Place where the wedding is to be celebrated

They are displayed for 10 days at the gate of the following town halls:

• Mayor of the wedding
• Town hall where you or your future spouse have your home

Marriage cannot be celebrated until the 10th^e the day following the publication of the reports.

The day of the celebration of the wedding is fixed in agreement with the town hall and future spouses, provided that the marriage record is complete and up to date.

The marriage must be celebrated within one year of the expiration of the 10-day period.

Location

Marriage must be celebrated to the town hall, in a room open to the public.

The mayor may celebrate the marriage in any communal building (e.g. a party room), provided that the building is located in the territory of the commune. But the public prosecutor may object to it.

In case ofserious impediment of you or of your future spouse, the registrar may, at the request of the public prosecutor, travel to one of the following places:

• Your home or residence
• A hospital or health care facility

He can move without this request in case of life-threatening risk.

Marriage can also be celebrated in a penal institution.

Process

The celebration must be done by the mayor or a deputy, in the presence of you 2 and your witnesses.

During the celebration, each of you 2 confirms his commitment to respect the obligations of marriage.

A translator-interpreter may be present.

One family record book is delivered to you.

In the days that follow, you can ask the city hall for a extract or a full copy of the marriage certificate.

Once married, you can use the name of your spouse or partner as your last name.