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Who can
perform a Marriage in Waukesha County? State
Statues 765.16 and 765.17 specify who may perform marriages
in the state of Wisconsin.
765.16 MARRIAGE
CONTRACT, HOW MADE; OFFICIATING PERSON.
Marriage may be validly solemnized and contracted in this
state only after a marriage license has been issued therefore, and only in the following manner; by the mutual
declarations of the 2 parties to be joined in marriage, made
before a duly authorized officiating person and in the
presence of at least 2 competent adult witnesses other than
such officiating person, that they take each other as
husband and wife. The following are duly authorized to
officiate at weddings:
(1)
Any ordained clergyman of any religious denomination or
society who continues to be such ordained clergyman;
(2)
Any licentiate of a denominational body or an appointee of
any bishop serving as a regular clergyman of any church of
the denomination to which the clergyman belongs, if not
restrained from so doing by the discipline of the church or
denomination.
(3)
The 2 parties themselves, by such mutual declarations, in
accordance with the customs, rules and regulations of any
religious society, denomination or sect to which either of
said parties may belong;
(4)
Any judge of a court of record or a reserve judge appointed
under s. 753.075.
(5)
Any family court commissioner appointed under s. 767.13 or
court commissioner appointed under s. 757.68.
(6)
Any municipal court judge.
765.17 NONRESIDENT OFFICIATING
PERSON; SPONSORSHIP.
Any clergyman, licentiate or
appointee named in s. 765.16 who is not a resident of this
state may solemnize marriages in this state if he or she
possesses at the time of the marriage a letter of
sponsorship from a clergyman of the same religious denomination
or society who has a church in this state under his or her
ministry.
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appointment with a judge to perform your wedding ceremony
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