Parents info on marriage license???

They don't contact them. I think it just has to match your birth certificate.

That shouldn't matter, you still list your birth parents.

They don't contact your family. I think it's on there to prove you two aren't related.

Yes, what Annie said.

It's the same when you get a passport. They are just checking your information to make sure it's you.

The number of times we were asked if we were related was disconcerting.

I think it's for that, to prove who you are, and possibly for census records. So a little bit of everything.

At one point they did a blood test to see if you were to closely related, some places still do lol I'm happy I don't have to do that

It's just for lineage.

We just got our marriage license today and the clerk asked us our parents names. FH and I wondered that too and now I know lol

Our marriage license asked not only for names but also place of birth and social for our parents

What if your adopted? Do you still put your birth parents?

I would check with the clerk. Would also depend I guess on what your birth certificate says. I don't speak to my birth father so for his info I put unknown.

Its just a match for identifying purposes. The only reason I would see them contacting your parents is if you're under age trying to obtain one

Up here they do it so that they can run the background check easier. If it matches all the records on file, you are good to go. It’s to ensure a) everyone is who they say they are; b) everyone is of age of consent; c) there are no impediment to receiving a marriage license.

If we put my father’s name as Tim instead of Timothy will that cause any issues??

What happens if you don't know any of your parent information? My fiancé does not know anything about his mom

I would just ask the clerk -- this is not the first time they have run into this issue. You can probably just put unknown.

View Quoted Comment The blood test was not to see if you were telated. DNA test did not yet exist when blood tests were required. Blood test had a purpose to screen for STD before exposing a prospective spouse to it.