Is our marriage license free if we successfully complete the 8-hour marriage training course?
The $60 state portion of the marriage license fee will be waived if you complete an approved premarital training course and present your certificate to the county clerk. Counties may add up to $12 in additional fees to a marriage license. Those local fees will not be waived.

If we complete the course, do we have to wait 72 hours before getting married?
The county clerk will waive the 72-hour waiting period for couples who present a certificate of completion proving they completed an 8-hour premarital training course.

Once we have completed the premarital training classes and get a certificate, how long is the certificate good for?
The certificate is good for one year and serves as proof that the couple is eligible for the discounted marriage license fee and can waive the 72-hour waiting period.

Do you offer faith-based marriage education workshops?
Living Hope Counseling Services will not be conducting any faith-base marriage education workshops through the Twogether in Texas initiative. However, Living Hope can refer interested couples to faith partners who are currently conducting workshops with state-approved curriculae. However, these providers may charge a fee for their workshops.

If you know of a place of worship that already provides marriage education classes and would like to be a Twogether in Texas partner provider, they can register online by clicking here.

Will you offer workshops in other languages?
Living Hope’s educators may offer bilingual workshops in English and one of the following languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean or Spanish. The availability of these workshops will be indicated on our workshop schedule.

Who are the other workshop providers in Texas?
You can find other providers throughout the state of Texas by visiting the Twogether in Texas website: www.twogetherintexas.com.

Who do I call if I have questions?
Call the organization that serves as the Twogether in Texas Regional Intermediary for your area. Click Here to get contact information on the regional intermediary in your area.