Access Vigo County Marriage Records

Vigo County Marriage License Office

Marriage licensing in Vigo County is handled by the Vigo County Clerk's Marriage Office. The office is part of the Clerk of the Vigo Circuit Court and is located on the first floor of the Vigo County Courthouse, 33 South 3rd Street, Terre Haute, Indiana 47807. Applicants must use an appointment; the county says to call (812) 462-3211. Appointment times are set between 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. only. The appointment is for getting the license, not for holding the ceremony.

Indiana rules control who may apply in Vigo County. If either applicant lives in Indiana, the couple applies in the Indiana county where one applicant resides. If both applicants live outside Indiana, they apply in the Indiana county where the ceremony will take place. For out-of-state couples using Vigo County, the marriage must occur in Vigo County during the license period. The license is valid for 60 days, and Indiana permits a same-day marriage after the license is issued.

The Indiana Judicial Branch marriage license guide explains the statewide proof rules. Both applicants must appear in person and prove date of birth with accepted documents such as a passport, valid driver's license, state or government ID showing date of birth and address, certified birth record, immigration or naturalization record, armed forces record, or court or government record. Social Security number is required, though the actual card may not be required.

Apply for Vigo County Marriage Records

Vigo County tells applicants to begin online through the Indiana marriage application system. The local marriage office warns applicants to use a laptop or desktop computer, not a phone or tablet. That warning matters because the online pre-application is only part of the process. Both applicants still need the in-person appointment with the Clerk of the Vigo Circuit Court, and both must bring valid identification. If an application address does not match the ID, proof of residency may be required.

The Indiana online marriage application is the source for the pre-application step used before the Vigo County appointment.

The online application helps collect the statewide fields, but the Clerk of the Vigo Circuit Court remains the local office that issues the Vigo County marriage license.

1. Complete the Indiana online marriage application before contacting the Vigo marriage office.
2. Call the Clerk of the Vigo Circuit Court to schedule the required marriage-license appointment.
3. Have both applicants appear in person with accepted identification and any proof of residency needed.
4. Provide prior-marriage end dates if either applicant was married before, and be ready for a certified divorce decree if the clerk requires it.
5. Pay the Vigo County fee that fits the residency status and keep the license within the 60-day Indiana validity period.

Note: A marriage license is permission to marry; the couple must arrange an authorized person to perform the ceremony.

Vigo County Marriage Application Fields

The marriage application asks for identity, residence, prior-marriage, and parent information. Some of the data is used to decide where the couple may apply. Some is collected for state records and genealogy reporting. Social Security number is sensitive and should be given only through the official application and clerk process, not through email or an informal message to a court office.

Vigo County Marriage and Divorce Fees

Vigo County posts marriage-license amounts, while several court-copy and divorce filing amounts were not located in official Vigo sources during research. Where the county did not post a fee, the safest path is to verify the amount with the Clerk of the Vigo Circuit Court before mailing payment or arriving for a copy request. The clerk's document-copy service page tells users to call the Clerk's Office for copies, which is also the practical route for certified divorce decrees.

The Vigo County document copies service points copy requests back to the Clerk's Office. For a certified decree, give the clerk the cause number if known, the parties' names, the approximate filing or decree date, and the type of certified document needed.

Search Vigo County Marriage Records

For a recent Vigo County marriage license, the local starting point is the Clerk of the Vigo Circuit Court because the clerk issues marriage licenses and keeps the local marriage record. Indiana's statewide marriage-license material also says certified marriage license copies come from the clerk in the county where the license was issued. A person who only needs to confirm the licensing path can use the county marriage page and the Indiana courts license page, but a certified copy request should go to the Vigo clerk.

The state marriage license guide gives the statewide copy rule and explains core requirements.

That state source is useful for rule checks, but the Vigo County clerk is still the office tied to a local certified marriage copy.

Find Vigo County Divorce Records

Divorce files in Vigo County are court records. Indiana Health guidance cited in the research says certified divorce decree copies come from the clerk in the county where the decree was granted. Vigo court divisions list dissolution of marriage, custody, child support, parenting time, division of property and debt, and protection orders among local court work. That means a divorce case may contain far more than the final decree, and parts of a family file can be limited when child, financial, sealed, or protected-party information is involved.

Use Indiana MyCase first to search for a public divorce case by party name or cause number. MyCase can show the court, case type, filing date, status, chronological case summary, hearings, and public document links where available. If MyCase does not show the final decree or a certified document is needed, contact the Clerk of the Vigo Circuit Court. A screenshot or downloaded public document is not the same as a certified court copy.

Divorce filing itself is a separate court process, often started as a dissolution case in the county trial court. A filer generally needs party information, marriage date, separation date if applicable, children and custody or support information, property and debt details, and either the filing fee or a fee-waiver request. The Vigo-specific filing fee was not located in official sources.

Certified Vigo County Divorce Copies

A certified divorce decree is usually requested when a person must prove a divorce for remarriage, name change, benefits, immigration, title work, or another legal purpose. For Vigo County, search MyCase first if the cause number is unknown, then call the Clerk of the Vigo Circuit Court records request line or the general clerk number for the copy path. Give enough detail to identify the record. Names, case number, approximate decree date, and requested document type all help the clerk locate the right file.

Indiana access rules still apply. The Indiana excluded records guide identifies court material that may be withheld or redacted from public access.

This matters most in divorce cases with children, protection orders, sealed filings, or confidential identifiers, since the public file and the certified copy available to a requester may not be the same set of documents.