Webster County Marriage License Office
Marriage licenses and marriage records in Webster County are handled by the Webster County Clerk, not the Circuit Court Clerk. The researched local clerk is Valerie Newell. The County Clerk office is at 25 US Hwy 41-A S, Dixon, Kentucky 42409, with Monday through Friday hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The marriage license and recording phone line is 270-639-7006, and the listed email is valerie.franklin@ky.gov.
The County Clerk's role includes vehicle registration, titling, marriage licenses, notary commissions, voter registration, elections, and official county records. That mix can be confusing because the county navigation uses court-clerk wording in places, but Kentucky court cases are separate. A marriage license or recorded marriage is a County Clerk record. A divorce case, custody dispute, or family-court docket is a court record kept through Circuit Court channels.
Apply for a Webster County Marriage License
A couple seeking a Webster County marriage license should use the County Clerk counter during business hours and confirm current requirements before visiting. The research did not locate the exact Webster County marriage license fee, copy fee, waiting-period text, or age-document rules in accessible official local pages. Kentucky law does identify the county clerk as the issuing office, and the local clerk's phone line is the verified path for current fee and document questions.
- Contact or visit the Webster County Clerk during listed weekday hours before the planned ceremony.
- Bring government identification and the personal information required for the Kentucky marriage license.
- Ask the clerk to confirm the current local fee, accepted payment methods, and any age or prior-marriage documentation.
- Receive the license, have the ceremony performed by an authorized officiant, and make sure the completed license is returned for recording.
- After recording, request a certified copy from the County Clerk if a legal copy is needed for name change, benefits, immigration, or other formal use.
Note: Do not use a land-record or court-case portal as a substitute for a current marriage license application.
Webster County Marriage Record Fields
The research captured Kentucky statutory context and the vendor portal status, but not a full static copy of the Webster County marriage application screen. KRS 402.100 describes marriage-license and certificate contents and notes that Social Security or other government identification numbers are requested for identification but not recorded or retained. The online marriage search itself is a JavaScript app, so live field labels may change.
| Field or item | Required or likely | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Applicant names | Required | Used by the clerk for the license and by searchers trying to locate a recorded marriage. |
| Identification information | Required for application | Kentucky law permits identification numbers for identity purposes but says they are not recorded or retained. |
| Marriage date or range | Likely for search | The vendor portal should be checked live for exact date fields and filters. |
| Prior-marriage or eligibility details | Confirm with clerk | Accessible local pages did not provide a full local application checklist. |
| Officiant and certificate return | Required after ceremony | The completed license must be returned so the marriage can be recorded. |
Webster County Marriage and Divorce Fees
Fee details should be verified with the office that keeps the record. The accessible Webster County research did not locate a local marriage license fee, plain-copy fee, certified-copy fee, divorce filing fee, or certified divorce decree fee. That gap matters because fees can change and because marriage records and divorce files are not kept by the same clerk. Kentucky Court of Justice materials also note that Circuit and District Court civil filing fees increase starting July 1, 2026 under Supreme Court Orders 2026-15 and 2026-18.
| Item | Amount or status | Office to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage license | Not located in accessible official sources | Webster County Clerk, 270-639-7006 |
| Certified marriage copy | Not located in accessible official sources | Webster County Clerk |
| Plain marriage record copy | Not located in accessible official sources | Webster County Clerk |
| Divorce filing | Verify current court fee | Circuit Court Clerk / Kentucky Court of Justice |
| Certified divorce decree copy | Not located in accessible official sources | Circuit Court Clerk |
Search Webster County Marriage Records
The official County Clerk online records page links to American Land Records for Webster County land records, marriage records, and delinquent taxes. The marriage-record portal is the online path for recorded Webster County marriage records linked by the clerk. It is vendor-hosted but official because the County Clerk site sends users there. If the portal does not load or the search fields are unclear, use the live clerk site or contact the clerk directly.
The marriage search should be built around names and an approximate date. If a certified copy is needed, confirm whether the online result is only an index and whether the County Clerk must issue the certified copy. A person searching for a marriage license tied to a real-estate, name-change, benefits, or estate issue may also need County Clerk land records, but that is a separate portal from marriage records.
| Access channel | Best use | Details |
|---|---|---|
| American Land Records marriage search | Online marriage-record lookup | Official vendor portal linked by the County Clerk. |
| County Clerk counter | License applications and certified copies | 25 US Hwy 41-A S, Dixon, KY 42409. |
| Phone or email | Fee, copy, and eligibility questions | 270-639-7006 or valerie.franklin@ky.gov. |
| Open-records request | County records not available online | Identify names, approximate date, copy type, and whether certification is needed. |
Find Webster County Divorce Records
Divorce records are not County Clerk marriage records. In Kentucky, divorce is a Circuit Court matter. Public case information may be searched through KYeCourts public records, and copies or certified decrees should be requested through the Circuit Court Clerk. A divorce file may include the petition, service entries, motions, parenting or financial filings, orders, settlement terms, and the final decree, but not all pieces are public in full.
KRS 403.140 gives Circuit Court authority to enter dissolution or legal-separation decrees when statutory requirements are met. KRS 403.170 addresses the irretrievable-breakdown finding and the 60-day living-apart rule before a decree. These statutes provide context for the court file, but they do not turn a court docket result into legal advice. The case file and decree must be checked through court channels.
Child custody, minor information, domestic-violence material, financial account numbers, sealed filings, and sensitive identifiers may be redacted or restricted. For a court-wide search beyond family cases, use the Webster County court records page to separate Circuit Court, District Court, public access, and restricted-record paths.
Certified Webster County Copies
Certified copies should come from the record custodian. For marriage records, that means the Webster County Clerk. For divorce decrees, that means the Circuit Court Clerk or the Kentucky court record channel serving the case. A certified copy may be needed for name changes, Social Security updates, benefits, title work, probate matters, immigration, remarriage questions, or formal court use. An online index or payment screen may help locate a record, but it is not the same as a certified copy.
A copy request should include full names, approximate date, record type, case number if known, and whether the requester needs a plain or certified copy. For divorce files, include the Circuit Court case number when available. For older marriage records or records not visible in the portal, ask the County Clerk whether an in-person search, written request, or clerk-assisted lookup is needed.
Kentucky public access rules also affect family records. Open records law is the fallback for public agency records, but court files may follow court-specific access rules, and family cases can include restricted material. A divorce decree may be available while parts of the case file remain redacted because they contain minor children's information, financial account numbers, domestic-violence details, or sealed filings. A clear request helps the clerk separate a public decree from a broader family case file.
For Webster County users, that means the most useful request is narrow: name the marriage record, decree, certificate, or file section actually needed.
Kentucky Vital Records Context
The research notes that Kentucky state vital records may provide certified vital records for events within state coverage. That channel is different from the Webster County Clerk's marriage licensing and recording office and different from the Circuit Court Clerk's divorce case file. Use the local office when the request is for the local license, recorded marriage, or court decree. Use the state vital-record channel when a state-level certificate or verification is the required record type.
Webster County Clerk
25 US Hwy 41-A S
Dixon, KY 42409
270-639-7006
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.