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Do both applicants have to appear in Sedgwick County?

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Direct answer

No. The applicants do not both have to appear under the published rule in Sedgwick County. Neither of you goes to the courthouse at all. One party fills in the statewide online application, which carries the details of both partners, and the electronic signature on it stands in law for appearing before the clerk. The license is then emailed out. The 18th Judicial District publishes no counter route, so there is nothing to attend even if you wanted to.

Published rule and conditions

Applicant appearance rule
No

Who has to take part is not set in Sedgwick County. Kansas district courts are units of the state judiciary, and the 18th Judicial District has no application of its own — its marriage instructions send every applicant to the Kansas Judicial Branch's single statewide online application, so that application governs. K.S.A. 23-2505(a) has the clerk issue "when applied to for a marriage license by any person who is one of the parties to the proposed marriage", and K.S.A. 23-2515 puts the pre-issuance oath on "the applicant", singular. Nothing in Article 25 requires the second party to appear.

Neither of you goes to the courthouse at all. One party fills in the statewide online application, which carries the details of both partners, and the electronic signature on it stands in law for appearing before the clerk. The license is then emailed out. The 18th Judicial District publishes no counter route, so there is nothing to attend even if you wanted to.

Official requirement

No. When you electronically sign your marriage license application, it is treated as if you appeared in person. You are not required to visit the courthouse.

Issuing office

Clerk of the District Court, 18th Judicial District of Kansas (Sedgwick County), Records Department

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Official sources for this answer

  • Records — Marriage License Information18th Judicial District Court of Kansas — Clerk of the District Court, Sedgwick County (Records Department) - checked July 30, 2026

    A marriage license is $85.50. You will also be charged a $2.14 fee if you pay by credit or debit card, or a $1.25 fee if you pay by electronic check. When you apply for your Marriage License there will be a 3-Day waiting period before we can start working on your License. Once those 3 days have passed, it can take up to 10 additional business days for us to create and email your Marriage License to you. Your marriage will require two witnesses over the age of 18, their names need to be PRINTED on your Marriage License.

  • Marriage License — Kansas Self-HelpKansas Judicial Branch, Office of Judicial Administration - checked July 30, 2026

    A marriage license is valid for six months from the date it is issued by the clerk. If you do not get married within that six months, you must apply for a new marriage license. You must be 18 years old to get a marriage license, unless you have permission from a parent, guardian, or a judge. Can I Apply for a Kansas Marriage License If I Live in Kansas but Plan to Get Married in Another State? No. Apply for a marriage license in the state where you plan to get married. The license must be returned to the court that issued it to you. You must return it within 10 days of your marriage. What You Need to Apply: A valid email address. Personal Details: Full Name (First, Middle, Last), Date of Birth, Gender, Place of Birth, Social Security number, Current Address, Parents' Names, Parents' Places of Birth, Name Change Details (If Name Change is Requested), Previous Marriage Details, Ethnicity, Race, Education Level, Phone Number. A way to pay for the marriage license online, such as a credit card, debit card, or electronic check. Am I Required to Submit Documents or Show Identification When I Apply for a Marriage License? No. What If I Don't Know the Date of My Divorce? Enter 99/99/9999 as the date. What If I Don't Have a Social Security Number? Enter 999-99-9999 as the number. Do I Need to Appear in Court to Get My License? This online application says: "By submitting this marriage license application, I recognize that I have personally appeared before the clerk or a judge for the purpose of issuance of a license. I declare (or verify, certify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct." No. When you electronically sign your marriage license application, it is treated as if you appeared in person. You are not required to visit the courthouse.

  • K.S.A. 23-2515 — Proof of relationship of parties; oath required before granting a licenseKansas Office of Revisor of Statutes - checked July 30, 2026

    In all cases, before granting a marriage license the judge or clerk of the district court shall require the applicant for such license to take and subscribe to an oath to the effect that none of the reasons set forth in K.S.A. 23-2503 exist why such applicant should not be granted a marriage license; and the judge or clerk may in his or her discretion examine witnesses under oath concerning the matters referred to in K.S.A. 23-2503, as applied to the applicant for such marriage license, and for the purpose of this act shall have power to administer oaths.

  • K.S.A. 23-2505 — Issuance of marriage license; waiting period; emergency; expiration of licenseKansas Office of Revisor of Statutes - checked July 30, 2026

    No clerk or judge of the district court shall issue a marriage license before the third calendar day (Sunday, holidays, and days on which the office of the clerk of the court is not accessible included) following the date of the filing of the application therefor in such clerk's or judge's office except that in cases of emergency or extraordinary circumstances, a judge of the district court may upon proper showing being made, permit by order of the court the issuance of such marriage license without waiting three days. Every marriage license shall expire at the end of six months from the date of issuance if the marriage for which the license was issued does not take place within the six-month period of time.

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