Clark County Marriage License
The Clark County marriage license page says applicants must apply in person at the Clark County Clerk's Office in Room 137, 501 E Court Avenue, Jeffersonville. Indiana requires a marriage license to be married, and the license process is handled through the Clerk rather than the court case portal.
Indiana residents must have at least one applicant who resides in Clark County and can provide residency documentation. Out-of-state residents may apply in Clark County only if the marriage ceremony will be performed in Clark County. If a couple wants to be married by the Clerk at the courthouse, the research says an appointment must be made in advance by calling the Clerk, and the county page links a scheduler after the online or in-person application step.
The manifest source for the Clark County marriage license page is shown below because it is the local source for fees, residency, same-day issuance, validity, and required ID details.
The county marriage source controls the local in-person completion step even when the couple starts with the state online pre-application.
Apply for Clark County Marriage License
Clark County uses an online pre-application to save time, but the Indiana e-file portal does not issue the license online and does not collect fees online. Both future spouses must still finish the application and obtain the license at the Clerk's Office.
- Start a new online pre-application through the Indiana marriage license e-file portal or prepare to apply in person.
- Bring required proof of age and identity, such as a certified birth certificate, certified court decree establishing date of birth, valid driver's license, or other state-issued ID.
- Confirm the residency rule: at least one Indiana applicant must reside in Clark County, and out-of-state applicants must marry in Clark County.
- Both applicants complete the Clerk process in person and pay the correct resident or out-of-state fee.
- Receive the license the same day if the application is accepted, then use it within 60 days for a ceremony in Indiana.
The manifest source for the Indiana marriage license e-file portal is shown below because it captures the pre-application workflow used before the Clerk finishes the license.
The online portal is a preparation tool, not a final license-issuance or payment system.
Clark County Marriage Fees
The Clark County research gives a two-row marriage license fee schedule. The document fee is included in the totals below. Divorce filing fees and certified divorce decree copy fees were not captured in the assigned marriage and divorce research, so they are not listed as amounts.
| Applicant category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Clark County residents | $25 plus $4 document fee, total $29 |
| Out-of-state residents | $65 plus $4 document fee, total $69 |
The license is received the same day the couple applies if requirements are met. It expires 60 days after issuance and is valid only if the marriage is performed within Indiana.
Clark County Marriage E-File Fields
The public e-file portal shows the broad application tasks before a user starts. Full detail fields are not fully visible until the application is opened, so the inventory stays with the field groups captured in the research instead of inventing subfields.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Applications / Get Started | Button or link | Optional | Starts a new online pre-application. |
| Existing Applications / License Key | Text | Optional | Continue an existing application by license key. |
| Applicant 1 - Biographical | Task section | Required to submit | Details are not fully visible until the application starts. |
| Applicant 1 - Parents | Task section | Required to submit | Parent information section. |
| Applicant 2 - Biographical | Task section | Required to submit | Details are not fully visible until the application starts. |
| Applicant 2 - Parents | Task section | Required to submit | Parent information section. |
| Review & Submit | Task section | Required | Final review; no license is issued online. |
Find Clark County Marriage Records
Marriage license records are Clerk records, so the Clerk is the local channel for copies and license questions. The county source does not provide a separate public marriage-record database in the assigned research. The practical access path is to use the Clerk's marriage license page for application rules, then contact the Clerk's Office when a certified copy or local marriage record question requires staff handling.
Applicants should keep the key facts separate. The pre-application is not the marriage license. The same-day issuance rule depends on completing the Clerk process. The 60-day validity period starts after issuance, and the license is valid only for a marriage performed in Indiana.
For Indiana residents, the county rule is tied to residence rather than ceremony location. If one or both applicants live in Indiana, the license must be obtained in the county where one applicant resides, and the ceremony may take place anywhere in Indiana. If both applicants live outside Indiana, the license must be obtained in the county where the ceremony will be held. For Clark County, that means out-of-state applicants use the Clark County Clerk only when the ceremony will occur in Clark County.
Copy gap: The assigned research did not capture a certified marriage copy fee, processing time, or online copy-order portal.
Find Clark County Divorce Records
Clark County divorce records are domestic relations court records. The court hierarchy research assigns DC and DN domestic relations cases to Superior Court No. 5. Divorce case records can be searched through Indiana MyCase by party name or case number, or requested from the Clerk when a document is not available online or a certified copy is needed.
Domestic relations records have more access limits than many civil files. Indiana's public-access lookup shows domestic-relations documents and orders may be in-person only or not online for public users. Local family rules also affect divorce filings, including provisional orders, financial disclosures, mediation in certain pro se cases with minor children, agreed matters, final hearings, and exhibit requirements.
A divorce record can identify parties, case number, filing date, court, docket events, orders, hearings, and final decree information if public. Financial information, child-related material, protected details, or sealed filings may be limited or redacted under court access rules.
| Divorce record item | What it may show |
|---|---|
| Case number | The Indiana cause number used to search MyCase or request Clerk records. |
| Case type | Domestic relations case categories such as DC or DN. |
| Parties | Spouses, attorneys, and public party roles when not restricted. |
| Chronological case summary | Filing, hearing, order, notice, mediation, and final hearing events. |
| Orders and decree | Public final orders or decree information, subject to online access limits. |
| Restricted material | Child, financial, protected, sealed, or confidential information that may not be online. |
Clark County Family Filing Rules
The research describes local family-rule details that matter when divorce records are being read or filed. Provisional motions seeking monetary relief must include employment and weekly gross income information. Child-support requests require a Child Support Guideline Worksheet and Parenting Time Credit Worksheet. A notice of ruling process may set written-response deadlines.
Self-represented divorce cases with minor children may have mandatory mediation rules. Those filing rules do not make every document public online. They explain why a MyCase docket may show a filing or order without displaying the full document to a public user.
Represented parties file through Indiana e-filing. Self-represented parties may use Clerk and self-help form channels when the research supports that route. The key access point for a finished divorce record is still the court case, because the divorce decree is a court order rather than a vital-record certificate issued by the marriage license process.
Restricted Clark County Family Records
Family records often contain information that is not part of normal public web access. Juvenile and child-related records are subject to Indiana confidentiality rules. Adoption papers and decrees are confidential under Indiana adoption law. The manifest source for Indiana juvenile confidentiality is shown below because domestic relations and family files may include protected child information.
Juvenile confidentiality limits can affect what appears online or what a public requester can obtain from the Clerk.
The manifest source for Indiana adoption confidentiality is shown below because adoption records are not ordinary public marriage or divorce records.
Adoption petitions, evidence, reports, decrees, and related papers should not be requested as routine public divorce or marriage records.
Clark County Clerk Channel
The Clerk of the Courts is the shared local contact for marriage license processing and court-held divorce records. The Clark County Clerk's Office is in Room 137 at 501 E Court Avenue, Jeffersonville, IN 47130. The main phone number is 812-285-6244, and the fax number from the Clerk research is 812-285-6372.
Clark County Clerk's Office
501 E Court Avenue #137
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
812-285-6244
Fax: 812-285-6372
Use the Clerk channel when an online search does not provide the needed marriage or divorce record, when a certified court copy is required, or when the record is too restricted to appear online for public users. Use MyCase first for divorce case lookup by name or case number, then contact the Clerk with the case details when the public case summary does not include the document.