Getting Married in Ontario after a Divorce abroad
If you want to get married in Ontario, Canada and either you, or your fiancée, have previously obtained a divorce then there are certain steps which you must take in order to obtain a Marriage License.
Divorce from inside of Canada
If you, or your fiancée's, divorce was obtained from within Canada then to obtain a Marriage License in Ontario you must bring the original or court-certified copy of the Final Decree, Final Judgment or Certificate of Divorce to your local municipal office when you are purchasing the Marriage Licence.
Contact your local Ontario Municipal Office for further information.
After your Marriage has taken place then you will need to obtain a Marriage Certificate. Certificates Express can help you to obtain your Marriage Certificate quickly and efficiently. Please click here for more information about our service.
Divorce from outside of Canada
If you are getting married and you, or your fiancée, have previously obtained a Divorce from a jurisdiction outside of Canada, then there are certain requirements that you have to meet in order to obtain a Marriage License in Ontario. You will have to obtain written Authorization from the Reigistrar General. Certificates Express will help you to obtain this Authorization quickly and efficiently.
In order to obtain this authorization you will need to provide us with several documents that we will submit on your behalf. These documents are listed below and they include a legal opinion letter, written by a certified Ontario lawyer. As part of our service, Certificates Express works in close association with several certified Ontario lawyers, so that we will be able to provide you with all the legal documents that you need.
The following are the documents which you will need in order to be eligible to apply to the Registrar General for an Authorization to Obtain a Marriage License through Certificates Express:
- A completed Marriage Licence Application
- A Statement of Sole Responsibility for each divorce signed by both parties of this marriage.
- An original or court-certified copy of the divorce decree (certified by the proper court officer in the jurisdiction the divorce or annulment was granted) or annulment. If the decree is in a language other English or French, include a translated copy together with an affidavit sworn by a certified translator.
- A legal opinion from an Ontario lawyer, addressed to both applicants to the marriage, giving reasons why the divorce or annulment should be recognized in the province of Ontario.
Once you have the first three documents, please download an application package (which includes blank copies of the first two documents) and forward the completed versions to us via the instructions contained in the enclosed package.
When we have received your completed application, we will have this package reviewed by our lawyer and they will complete the package by adding the required lawyer's opinion letter. Then we will forward the completed application package to the Registrar General in order to obtain your Marriage License.
| Acknowledgement from Registrar General, including Lawyer's Opinion | $ 399.00 |
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