California Marriage License, Registration and Ceremony Information
This web page will give you general information regarding the requirements for
the issuance and registration of public and confidential marriage licenses in
California, as well as answer many frequently asked questions regarding the
laws pertaining to marriage licenses and ceremonies in California. For further
information, please contact the County Clerk/Recorder’sOfficeinthecounty
where you will be applying for the marriage license, or performing the marriage
ceremony.
This web page will give you general information regarding the requirements for
the issuance and registration of public and confidential marriage licenses in
California, as well as answer many frequently asked questions regarding the
laws pertaining to marriage licenses and ceremonies in California. For further
information, please contact the County Clerk/Recorder’sOfficeinthecounty
where you will be applying for the marriage license, or performing the marriage
ceremony.
Bay Area County Recorders Offices
Alameda County Recorders Office
Santa Clara Office of the Clerk Recorder
Contra Costa County County Clerk Recorder
City and County of San Francisco Office of the Assessor-Recorder
San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer
County of Marin Recorders Office
Santa Clara Office of the Clerk Recorder
Contra Costa County County Clerk Recorder
City and County of San Francisco Office of the Assessor-Recorder
San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer
County of Marin Recorders Office
Resources on Islamic Marriage
Download our Ebook
The Islamic Marriage Handbook will help answer all of your questions about the process of getting married Islamically (also known as a Nikah or a Katb El-Kitab).
Download an Islamic Marriage contract template for free
This is a simple marriage contract that we created that you are welcome to use free of charge. Our Imams use this same contract with all the Nikahs that are facilitated through Halal Weddings.
The Islamic Marriage Handbook will help answer all of your questions about the process of getting married Islamically (also known as a Nikah or a Katb El-Kitab).
Download an Islamic Marriage contract template for free
This is a simple marriage contract that we created that you are welcome to use free of charge. Our Imams use this same contract with all the Nikahs that are facilitated through Halal Weddings.
Halal Weddings Nikah Contract by halalweddings on Scribd
The Rights and Responsibilities of Marriage by Sheikh Hamza Yusuf
Audio recording of a class that is invaluable for couples desiring a marriage that reflects affection, compassion, and spiritual harmony. Topics include qualities of a good spouse, marriage contract, rights and roles of husband and wife, child-rearing, and divorce.
Audio recording of a class that is invaluable for couples desiring a marriage that reflects affection, compassion, and spiritual harmony. Topics include qualities of a good spouse, marriage contract, rights and roles of husband and wife, child-rearing, and divorce.
Your Islamic Wedding Contract
This book is an explanation of various types of valid contracts made convenient. The contracts have been certified by Shaykh Hassan Al-Hindi of Damascus. They should be torn out and used as they are, since a change in the wording of the Type 2, Type 3, or Type 4 contract may cause the stipulations to be nullified. A vast amount of useful information regarding the legal measures of the marriage contract. Along with sincere advice on taking protective measures on having a written contract, and registering it legally according to the country of state is explained.
This book is an explanation of various types of valid contracts made convenient. The contracts have been certified by Shaykh Hassan Al-Hindi of Damascus. They should be torn out and used as they are, since a change in the wording of the Type 2, Type 3, or Type 4 contract may cause the stipulations to be nullified. A vast amount of useful information regarding the legal measures of the marriage contract. Along with sincere advice on taking protective measures on having a written contract, and registering it legally according to the country of state is explained.
Books we recommend on marriage
Initiating and Upholding an Islamic Marriage - Ustadha Hedaya Hartford
This Little book of Divine recipes draws from the works of several highly respected Muslim scholars. The book clarifies the Sacred Law on marriage, presents Prophetic teachings on the subject, and gives plain guidance for entering into a marriage, and sustaining it with happiness once inside it. At a time when successful marriages are definitely on the decline, this book offers healing and encouragement, and hope for the attainment of felicity and success in this life and the next.
"Drawing on a wealth of knowledge and experience, joined from years of study and counseling, Ustadha Hedaya Hartford not only identifies the causes of many contemporary marital problems, but she also addresses them with penetrating and practical solutions..." Imam Zaid Shakir
About the Author
Ustadha Hedaya Hartford is known for her Sharia expertise on women’s issues regarding the fiqh of menstruation, lochia, marriage, divorce, and modern social issues. Born and raised in California, she holds a Bachelors of Arts in Arabic and Islamic History & Culture from the University of California, Berkeley. She converted to Islam in 1981.
In Egypt, Ustadha Hedaya studied for many years with Azhari scholars. She completed the second year of Shariah at al-Azhar, studied Hanafi fiqh with Dr. Abdul Aziz Izzat and Sheikh Fahmi Abdullah, and studied Aqida with Sheikh Abdul Aziz Batishti. In Damascus, Syria, she studied several books in Usul & Hanafi fiqh including the Risala al-Birgivi (Imam Birgivi’s manual on menstruation) with Sheikh Hassan al-Hindi; Hanafi fiqh, hadith and hadith sciences with Sheikh Adnan Darwish; Hanafi fiqh including Risala al-Birgivi with Sheikh Abdul Rahman Arjan; rules of prayers, Qur'anic recitations and access to mosques pertaining to women at times of menstruation and related issues according to the Shafi’i madhab with Sheikh Hussein Darwish, Anisa Hanan Da’doosh and Dr. Mustafa Khin. In Amman, Jordan, she studied rules of prayers, Qur'anic recitations and access to mosques pertaining to women at times of menstruation and related issues according to the Maliki madhab with Ustadh Abdus Shakur Brooks; she studies Hanafi fiqh with Sheikh Ahmad al-Jammal and tafsir with Sheikh Ali Hani.
This Little book of Divine recipes draws from the works of several highly respected Muslim scholars. The book clarifies the Sacred Law on marriage, presents Prophetic teachings on the subject, and gives plain guidance for entering into a marriage, and sustaining it with happiness once inside it. At a time when successful marriages are definitely on the decline, this book offers healing and encouragement, and hope for the attainment of felicity and success in this life and the next.
"Drawing on a wealth of knowledge and experience, joined from years of study and counseling, Ustadha Hedaya Hartford not only identifies the causes of many contemporary marital problems, but she also addresses them with penetrating and practical solutions..." Imam Zaid Shakir
About the Author
Ustadha Hedaya Hartford is known for her Sharia expertise on women’s issues regarding the fiqh of menstruation, lochia, marriage, divorce, and modern social issues. Born and raised in California, she holds a Bachelors of Arts in Arabic and Islamic History & Culture from the University of California, Berkeley. She converted to Islam in 1981.
In Egypt, Ustadha Hedaya studied for many years with Azhari scholars. She completed the second year of Shariah at al-Azhar, studied Hanafi fiqh with Dr. Abdul Aziz Izzat and Sheikh Fahmi Abdullah, and studied Aqida with Sheikh Abdul Aziz Batishti. In Damascus, Syria, she studied several books in Usul & Hanafi fiqh including the Risala al-Birgivi (Imam Birgivi’s manual on menstruation) with Sheikh Hassan al-Hindi; Hanafi fiqh, hadith and hadith sciences with Sheikh Adnan Darwish; Hanafi fiqh including Risala al-Birgivi with Sheikh Abdul Rahman Arjan; rules of prayers, Qur'anic recitations and access to mosques pertaining to women at times of menstruation and related issues according to the Shafi’i madhab with Sheikh Hussein Darwish, Anisa Hanan Da’doosh and Dr. Mustafa Khin. In Amman, Jordan, she studied rules of prayers, Qur'anic recitations and access to mosques pertaining to women at times of menstruation and related issues according to the Maliki madhab with Ustadh Abdus Shakur Brooks; she studies Hanafi fiqh with Sheikh Ahmad al-Jammal and tafsir with Sheikh Ali Hani.