"What you want corrected" should indicate the item (e.g. , child's first name, mother's date of birth, father's place of birth, marital status). 8.If yes, then I need to amend the marriage license? Every person authorized to request a correction must complete an Affidavit and Certificate of Correction Request. Upon such request, both parties shall be listed with a nongendered identifier on a certificate. Filing: If you are efiling any of these forms, you will need to "flatten" the form so it cannot be changed after you complete it. The Cook County Clerk's office is the official record keeper for marriages, civil unions and domestic partnerships in Chicago and suburban Cook County. Unfortunately, there is not a form for every occasion or reason that a case may need to be before the court. This form may take between 30-45 minutes to fill out. In general, there are fees to file court forms like this one, but you may qualify to file for free.