Find Hart County Marriage Records

Hart County Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses in Kentucky are issued by county clerks. For Hart County, the local licensing office is the Hart County Clerk, led by County Clerk Felicia Shelton. The office lists marriage and county records among its services. It is separate from the Hart County Circuit Court Clerk, which keeps court case files such as divorce decrees, traffic cases, criminal cases, civil cases, and probate case records.

Kentucky's Office of Vital Statistics says both parties must appear together for a marriage license. The license is valid for 30 days from issuance, the fee is non-refundable, and the marriage must take place in Kentucky. The Hart-specific license fee was not found in the official pages reviewed, so applicants should verify the local amount with the County Clerk before appearing.

Apply for Hart Marriage License

A Hart County marriage license application should be handled directly with the County Clerk. The state vital records office supplies the statewide requirements, but local payment details and office procedures should be confirmed before the visit. Because both parties must appear together, incomplete identity or family-history information can delay the application.

1. Contact or visit the Hart County Clerk at the Munfordville office.
2. Both parties appear together and provide the required identity and application information.
3. Provide names, addresses, ages, birth details, parent information, marital history, and related application facts.
4. Pay the local license fee after confirming the amount with the County Clerk.
5. Use the license in Kentucky within 30 days of issuance.
6. After the ceremony, return or record the completed license through the clerk process.

The Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics marriage and divorce page is the state source for license basics and certificate-copy rules.

That state source confirms the statewide license rules, while Hart County Clerk handles the local license process.

Hart Marriage Application Fields

The Office of Vital Statistics lists the information required for a Kentucky marriage license application. Hart County applicants should expect to provide identity, birth, family, and marital-status details for both parties. The form is not only a name search. It asks for facts that identify the parties and support the legal license record.

Older or hard-to-match Hart County marriage records may require a call to the County Clerk, especially when the marriage predates the state certificate period that began in June 1958.

Hart Marriage Certificate Requests

Kentucky OVS has marriage certificates from June 1958 to present. For marriage records before June 1958, OVS directs requesters to contact the county clerk in the county where the license was issued. OVS also says it cannot verify whether a certificate is on file without a completed application and fee. That rule matters for Hart County requests because a state certificate search is not a free confirmation service.

The state certificate fee is a non-refundable $6 search fee per marriage or divorce certificate, and additional copies are $6 each. OVS does not issue photocopies, faxed copies, non-certified copies, or electronic copies. Mail requests go to the Office of Vital Statistics in Frankfort with check or money order payable to Kentucky State Treasurer. VitalChek is the only authorized online and telephone partner listed by OVS, and it adds fees.

Hart County Divorce Records

Divorce records are split between a state certificate and the court case file. A divorce certificate for June 1958 to present can be ordered from OVS with the state application. A divorce decree or full divorce case file is a Circuit Court record. For Hart County, the access point for the decree or case file is the Hart County Circuit Court Clerk, Kayla Rountree, at the Hart County Judicial Center.

KCOJ says copy or review requests for case court records should be made to the clerk of the court that heard the case. The Administrative Office of the Courts does not maintain official county case files and cannot provide copies or access. If a Hart County divorce file is stored offsite and is public, the clerk should provide case or file locator numbers needed for a State Records Center request.

Hart Divorce Certificate Fields

The Kentucky VS-230 marriage and divorce application is used for state certificate requests. It is not the same as a court request for a divorce decree. The application asks for names, event county, event date, requester information, and the number of certificates requested.

The Kentucky OVS certificate purchase page lists state order methods, fees, mail address, VitalChek, and processing timing.

The purchase source is useful for state certificates, while Hart County court copies still route to the Circuit Court Clerk.

Hart County Clerk Records

The Hart County Clerk records page is relevant for marriage-license and county-record work. The County Clerk also has an open-records policy for records held by that office. Requests may be submitted by hand delivery, U.S. mail, fax, or email. The policy lists a five-working-day determination period, excluding weekends and legal holidays, and non-commercial copy charges when no statutory fee schedule controls.

The County Clerk website lists email as feliciaj.shelton@ky.gov. The open-records PDF lists email as felicia.shelton@ky.gov. Because the sources conflict, the safest approach is to verify the correct email by phone before sending a time-sensitive records request. The policy mailing address also uses 200 Main Cross Street, P.O. Box 277, Munfordville, KY 42765.

The Hart County Clerk records source was captured for local marriage and county-record context.

That county source supports the local side of Hart County marriage records, while divorce decrees remain court records.

Hart Certificate or Decree

A certificate is a vital-record proof of an event. A decree is the court order ending the marriage. Hart County divorce records can require either, depending on why the record is needed. A person updating benefits or personal records may need the certificate. A person proving terms of the divorce, such as custody, support, or property orders, may need the decree or case file.

Marriage license

The local license issued by the Hart County Clerk before the marriage takes place.

Marriage certificate

The state vital-record certificate for a marriage from June 1958 to present.

Divorce certificate

The state vital-record certificate for a divorce from June 1958 to present.

Divorce decree

The Circuit Court order that grants the divorce and may state court terms.

Note: For divorce records before June 1958, Kentucky OVS directs users to start with the circuit court clerk in the county where the decree was granted.

Kentucky Vital Records

Mail and drop-box OVS orders are filled within five business days when possible, but mail can take up to 30 working days. Mail requests should include the completed application, the required fee, and check or money order payable to Kentucky State Treasurer. VitalChek can handle online or phone orders, and OVS lists VitalChek phone 800-241-8322.