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Boyd County Marriage License Rules

Marriage licenses in Boyd County are county clerk records. The official Boyd County Clerk marriage information page says both parties must be present at the County Clerk's Office, both must present a driver's license, and the couple must plan to marry in Kentucky within 30 days. The listed license fee is $60.00. This is different from a divorce case file, which is a court record handled through the Circuit Court Clerk.

The clerk's main marriage-license office is the Catlettsburg office at P.O. Box 523, 2800 Louisa Street, Catlettsburg, KY 41129. The listed phone is 606-739-5116, fax is 606-739-6357, and hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Boyd County Clerk also lists Ashland and Cannonsburg branch locations for county clerk services, but marriage applicants should confirm the correct licensing location before travel.

The Catlettsburg county clerk office is close to the Boyd County Judicial Center, but the two offices do different work. The County Clerk issues marriage licenses and certified marriage copies. The Circuit Court Clerk handles divorce case files, decrees, and court dockets. Keeping those offices separate avoids a wasted trip, especially for a person who needs both proof of marriage and proof of divorce for a name change, benefits issue, or remarriage file.

The Boyd County Clerk source for marriage licenses is shown at the official marriage license page.

That county clerk page is the local source for Boyd County marriage license rules and the marriage license fee.

Apply for Boyd County Marriage License

A marriage license is issued before the ceremony. A certified marriage copy is ordered after the license has been returned and recorded. The couple should prepare for an in-person county clerk visit, not a court filing. The official rules also set age limits. If either person is under 17, no license may be issued. If a person is 17, the license may issue only with a certified family or district court order granting permission to marry and removing disability of minority under KRS 402.205, and at least 15 days must have passed since the order.

1. Contact or visit the Boyd County Clerk to confirm where marriage licenses are being issued that day.
2. Both parties appear together and bring driver's licenses.
3. Provide the required application information for both parties.
4. Pay the $60.00 marriage license fee.
5. Use the license for a Kentucky marriage within 30 days.

Boyd County Marriage Application Fields

Kentucky vital-record guidance lists the facts normally collected for a marriage record. These fields help the clerk identify both parties and create a record that can later support a certified copy request. A person doing genealogy or proof-of-marriage work should keep spelling, prior name, date, and county details consistent across the county clerk and OVS request channels.

Boyd County Marriage Divorce Fees

Official source material provides a Boyd County marriage license fee and Kentucky OVS certificate fee. It does not provide a Boyd divorce filing fee or a Boyd court certified-copy table for divorce decrees. For divorce case copies, contact the Boyd Circuit Court Clerk because divorce case files are court records. For certificates from the state vital-record system, use OVS.

Look Up Boyd County Marriage Records

Certified Boyd County marriage copies can be requested through the Boyd County Clerk's certified-copy path or by contacting the clerk. The clerk source links a vendor order path for certified marriage copies. For a state-level certificate, the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics marriage and divorce records page covers marriage certificates from June 1958 forward. For a marriage before June 1958, OVS directs the requester to the county clerk where the license was issued.

A good marriage-record request includes both parties' full names, the marriage date, and Boyd County as the county where the license was issued. Older genealogy work may also use the Boyd County Public Library local history collection, but that library is not the official custodian for marriage certificates or licenses.

For a recent Boyd County marriage, the county clerk copy path is often the most direct local option because the license was issued and returned there. For a statewide certificate from June 1958 forward, OVS can search the state vital-record file. A requester who is unsure whether a record is local or state-held should start with the event date and the county of issuance, then decide whether the county clerk or OVS is the better match.

The Boyd County Clerk certified-copy source is the certified marriage copy order page.

The certified-copy path helps distinguish a recorded Boyd County marriage license from a court case or divorce decree.

Find Boyd County Divorce Records

Divorce records in Boyd County are not county clerk marriage-license records. A full divorce case file, decree, docket copy, or court order routes to the Boyd Circuit Court Clerk at the Boyd County Judicial Center. KCOJ identifies Circuit Court as handling divorces, and Family Court handles dissolution of marriage where that division applies. Boyd's official county court page does not list a separate Boyd Family Court judge, so local access still starts with the Circuit Court Clerk.

Kentucky OVS holds state divorce certificates from June 1958 forward. A state certificate can prove that a divorce occurred, but it is not the same as a full case file with pleadings, custody orders, property issues, or support orders. For a divorce before June 1958, OVS directs the requester to the circuit court clerk in the county where the decree was granted. Some family case details may be restricted, sealed, or redacted, especially when minors or protected personal information are involved.

When asking for a divorce decree, provide the names used in the divorce case, an approximate filing or decree date, and any known case number. If the file is older, the clerk may need to check whether the record is still in the office, stored at a records facility, or affected by court retention rules. KCOJ guidance for older court records says the clerk can provide case or file locator numbers when a public record is stored offsite and available for access.

Kentucky Marriage Divorce Certificates

The Kentucky vital-record purchase methods page lists mail, in-person or drop-box service in Frankfort, and VitalChek online, phone, and fax options. Mail and drop-box orders are filled within five business days when possible, but mail can take up to 30 working days. The OVS mailing address is Office of Vital Statistics, 275 E. Main St., 1E-A, Frankfort, KY 40621.

State certificate requests need names, date, county, requester address, daytime phone, and copy count. OVS is best for a post-June 1958 certificate. The local clerk remains the better source for older Boyd marriage records, and the Circuit Court Clerk remains the source for old or full Boyd divorce case records.

OVS describes the $6 certificate charge as a non-refundable search fee. That means a request should be as exact as possible before payment is sent. VitalChek is the only authorized online, telephone, and fax vendor identified by OVS, and vendor fees are separate from the state certificate fee. A person who needs a court-certified decree rather than a state certificate should not use OVS as a substitute for the Boyd Circuit Court Clerk.

Kentucky OVS describes marriage and divorce records at its marriage and divorce certificate page.

The OVS source confirms that modern Kentucky marriage and divorce certificates are held at the state level, separate from full local case files.

Note: A certificate is useful proof of an event, while a decree or case file must come from the court clerk.