What is the Declaration and Registration of Informal Marriage?

It is a form for two applicants to declare facts about their informal marriage and register it with Atascosa County.

Who completes this informal marriage declaration?

Both applicants provide personal and contact information, answer the relationship question, affirm the declaration's facts, and sign and date it.

How do I submit the informal marriage declaration?

Submit the completed declaration to the Atascosa County Clerk. The form includes a County Clerk office-use section but does not list an address or other submission details.

Atascosa County, TX · Atascosa County

No notary required

Declaration and Registration of Informal Marriage

This declaration lets two applicants record an informal marriage with Atascosa County by providing personal information and affirming facts about their relationship.

At a glance

Issued by: City of Atascosa County · Atascosa County, Atascosa County, Texas
Notarization: Not required: file this form without a notary.
Official source: co.atascosa.tx.us
Blank form: Download the PDF
Catalogued: Oct 5, 2026
Machine-readable: JSON record · about the forms index

What this form is

Two applicants use this declaration to register an informal marriage with Atascosa County. Each applicant provides identifying and contact information, confirms they are not related in the listed ways, and affirms that they agreed to marry, lived together as a married couple, and represented themselves as married in Texas. Both applicants sign and date the declaration.

Who needs it

Both people seeking to register an informal marriage with Atascosa County complete the declaration and provide their information and signatures.

How to submit it

Submit the completed declaration to the Atascosa County Clerk, whose office-use section records the filing; the form lists no address, email, portal, or fee.

About notarization

No notary is required; both applicants sign and date the declaration, which states that they solemnly swear or affirm its truth.

How to submit this form

1
Download the Declaration
Download the Declaration and Registration of Informal Marriage PDF.
2
Complete Applicant Details
Both applicants fill in their identifying and contact information and respond to the relationship and marriage statements.
3
Review and Sign
Check that the information is correct; both applicants sign and date the declaration.
4
Submit to the County Clerk
Submit the completed declaration to the Atascosa County Clerk; the form provides an office-use section but no contact details.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Declaration and Registration of Informal Marriage?: It is a form for two applicants to declare facts about their informal marriage and register it with Atascosa County.
Who completes this informal marriage declaration?: Both applicants provide personal and contact information, answer the relationship question, affirm the declaration's facts, and sign and date it.
Do I need a notary for the informal marriage declaration?: No. The form does not require a notary; both applicants sign and date the declaration, which says they solemnly swear or affirm its truth.
How do I submit the informal marriage declaration?: Submit the completed declaration to the Atascosa County Clerk. The form includes a County Clerk office-use section but does not list an address or other submission details.

Need something notarized?

This Declaration and Registration of Informal Marriage doesn’t need a notary, but Texas residents can notarize other documents online with a commissioned online notary.