Marshall County Marriage & Divorce Records

Marriage Licenses at the County Clerk

Marshall County marriage licenses are issued by the Marshall County Clerk at 1101 Main Street, Benton, KY 42025. The County Clerk phone is 270-527-4740. The official local marriage-license page says both parties must appear together, both parties must be present to sign and swear to the application, the license fee is non-refundable, there is no waiting period, no blood test is required, the license is valid for 30 days from issuance, and the license must be used in Kentucky.

The County Clerk is not the Circuit Court Clerk. That distinction is important because the County Clerk handles marriage licenses and local marriage records, while divorce case files are court records through Circuit or Family Court. For a certified state certificate, use the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics rather than treating the local license application as the only record path.

The official Marshall County marriage license page is listed in the manifest at Marshall County marriage licenses. The capture failed, so no image is used for that source, but it remains the local process source for the County Clerk requirements.

How to Apply for a Marriage License

Before applying, confirm the current local license fee with the County Clerk because the official Marshall page says the fee is non-refundable but does not publish the amount in the research source. Bring the identity, age, prior-marriage, parent, occupation, race, relationship, address, birthplace, and intended ceremony information needed for the application. Both applicants must appear together at the County Clerk office.

1. Contact or visit the Marshall County Clerk at 1101 Main Street, Benton, or call 270-527-4740 to confirm the current fee and office process.
2. Both applicants appear together with the information needed to complete the license application.
3. Each applicant signs and swears to the application before issuance.
4. Pay the non-refundable license fee once the County Clerk confirms the current amount.
5. Use the license in Kentucky within 30 days of issuance.
6. After the ceremony, the marriage certificate is returned and recorded through the County Clerk under Kentucky law.

Marriage License Application Fields

Marshall County's application field list is more specific than a generic marriage-record request. It asks for identifying details for each applicant, family information, prior marital status, and intended ceremony timing. Those fields help the County Clerk issue the license and maintain the local record and index.

Certified Marriage Certificates

For state-level certified certificates, the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics has marriage certificates for Kentucky events since June 1958. The official CHFS page for Kentucky marriage and divorce certificates is the manifest source for the state certificate path.

That state certificate is different from the County Clerk's local license record. The certificate is often used for benefits, name-change, immigration, pension, or agency documentation, while the County Clerk remains the local source for the license and county record.

The CHFS purchase-options page at Kentucky vital records purchase options explains ordering channels and authorized partners.

CHFS says VitalChek is the only authorized online and phone partner. The research lists VitalChek phone 800-241-8322 and fax-order setup 866-283-7477. Mail, in-person, and drop-box requests route to the Office of Vital Statistics, 275 E. Main St., 1E-A, Frankfort, KY 40621.

VS-230 Marriage and Divorce Certificate Fields

The VS-230 marriage/divorce certificate application is a failed/PDF manifest row, so it is linked as a prose source without an image. The fee listed in the research is $6 per certified marriage or divorce certificate; additional copies are $6 each, and the search fee is non-refundable. Mail payments are payable to Kentucky State Treasurer. The phone listed on VS-230 is 502-564-4212.

Marriage and Divorce Copy Fees

The available research gives state certificate fees but does not publish every local fee. Do not assume a local marriage-license amount or divorce filing amount from another county. Confirm local court filing and certified-copy charges with the correct Marshall County office before mailing payment or appearing at the counter.

Divorce in Circuit and Family Court

Divorce cases are Circuit or Family Court records, not County Clerk marriage-license records. Family Court jurisdiction includes dissolution of marriage, spousal support, equitable distribution, child custody, child support, visitation, paternity, adoption, domestic violence, dependency, neglect, abuse, and termination of parental rights. Marshall divorce case-file access starts with the Circuit Court Clerk at 80 Judicial Drive, Unit 101, Benton, KY 42025; the Circuit Court phone is 270-527-3883.

Search KYeCourts for public divorce case information where available, but request certified court copies of decrees from the Circuit Court Clerk that handled the divorce. A CHFS certificate confirms the state vital-record event; it does not replace the divorce case file, pleadings, custody orders, property orders, or certified decree copy.

The Kentucky VS-300 divorce certificate portal is the official web tool to generate or print a Certificate of Divorce or Annulment form.

Use VS-300 and CHFS for state certificate needs. Use the Marshall Circuit Court Clerk for the divorce case file, decree copy, and court-certified records.

Where to Request Each Record

Marriage and divorce requests fail when the record type is sent to the wrong office. A local marriage license starts at the County Clerk. A divorce case file starts at Circuit or Family Court through the Circuit Court Clerk. State certificates for Kentucky events since June 1958 route to CHFS Office of Vital Statistics.