Hi I was just there this past monday evening for our marriage license:
Brookhaven town clerk/town hall
One Independence Hill
Farmingville, NY 11738
(631) 451-9101, phone
(631) 451-9264, fax
Hours of Operation:
Monday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
The Town Clerk is responsible for issuing a New York State Marriage License to qualified applicants, as well as recording the marriage with the New York State Department of Health. The marriage record is on file in this office and in Albany.
Licenses to marry in New York State may be obtained from the Town Clerk's office regardless of the residence of either of the parties. Once the license is issued, the ceremony may be performed anywhere in New York State. The requirements for the issuance of marriage license in the Town of Brookhaven are mandated by the provisions of the New York State Domestic Relations Laws.
The marriage section of the Brookhaven Town Clerk's office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with extended hours on Monday’s until 7 PM. Applicants should arrive a half-hour prior to closing. Both applicants must appear in person. Applicants must provide two forms of identification. One must be a certified birth certificate, a certified baptismal certificate, from a church, or citizenship papers or naturalization papers. In addition, the other must be one of the following forms of photo identification: a valid driver's license, a valid Department of Motor Vehicle nondriver's I.D., a valid passport, valid United States military identification or valid green card. Additional information may be requested.
If divorced, you must bring divorce papers from your most recent divorce and provide verbal information on how any other marriages ended. Necessary information will be date of divorce, who initiated the action, and where the divorce was granted.
If the marriage ended due to the death of a spouse; a certified copy of a death certificate will be needed.
A $40.00 fee will be charged for the marriage license, payable by cash, local check or money order to the 'Brookhaven Town Clerk. A list of officials who perform marriage ceremonies will be provided upon request.
A certified 'Transcript of Marriage' can be obtained by applying in person or by mail. Applicants should bring or mail the completed application to the Town for a copy of their marriage record along with a photocopy of proper identification (valid driver’s license, valid non-drivers ID, valid Passport, or certified copy of a birth certificate), along with your return address and daytime telephone number and a fee of $10.00. Payment may be made in cash or by local check or money order - payable to the 'Brookhaven Town Clerk”.
I also printed our application and had it completed before we got there ~ made it alot easier and we were not there more than 1/2 hr...
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