Find Woodford Marriage and Divorce Records

Woodford County Marriage License Records

Marriage records in Woodford County are County Clerk records, not Circuit Court Clerk records. The Woodford County Clerk issues and records marriage licenses at 103 South Main Street, Suite 120, Versailles, KY 40383. Sandra V. Jones is the County Clerk, and the office lists phone 859-873-3421, fax 859-873-6985, and email sandra.jones@ky.gov. The County Clerk's stated office hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The local marriage-license rules are straightforward in the research. The County Clerk says there is no waiting period and no blood-test requirement. A person does not need to bring a birth certificate unless under 18, does not need to bring a divorce decree, and does not need to bring a Social Security card. A Kentucky marriage license may be obtained in one Kentucky county and used for a marriage in another Kentucky county, so Woodford County licensing is part of a statewide license framework even though the local record is kept by the Woodford County Clerk.

The Woodford County Clerk office page is the source image for the office that handles Woodford County marriage records.

That office distinction is the key access point: marriage copies route to the County Clerk, while divorce case files route to the court clerk.

Apply for Woodford County Marriage License

The Woodford County Clerk's marriage page lists accepted payment types as cash, certified check, cashier's check, money order, personal check, Visa, Discover, AMEX, or MasterCard. The research did not verify a separate appointment rule, so the practical step is to check the County Clerk's current instructions before going to the office. Because the license can be used anywhere in Kentucky, applicants should confirm timing, identity requirements, and payment details with the clerk before travel or ceremony planning.

1. Review the Woodford County Clerk marriage-license page and confirm current office access before applying.
2. Bring the applicants and any identification or age-related documents the clerk requires, especially if either applicant is under 18.
3. Complete the marriage-license application through the County Clerk rather than the Circuit Court Clerk.
4. Pay with one of the payment types listed by the County Clerk.
5. After the ceremony, make sure the officiant returns the signed marriage application to the Woodford County Clerk's Office for filing.

The Woodford County marriage license page is the source image for the local license and copy rules.

The same County Clerk page supports both the application discussion and the certified-copy instructions for Woodford County marriage records.

Woodford County Marriage Copy Fields

The research captured the County Clerk's required details for certified marriage-copy requests rather than a full public license application form. Those fields matter because the office uses different naming details depending on whether the marriage occurred before or after the June 2020 format change. A written mail request should be specific enough for the clerk to identify the record and return the copy.

Woodford County Marriage Divorce Fees

The research verifies the County Clerk's certified marriage copy fees and some payment methods, but it does not verify a local divorce filing fee or certified divorce decree copy amount. Divorce-copy and filing costs should be confirmed with the Woodford Circuit Court Clerk because divorce files are court records, not County Clerk records. The same caution applies when an old divorce file must be located through the State Records Center or Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

Search Woodford County Marriage Records

For certified Woodford County marriage records, start with the County Clerk. For online county clerk records, the Woodford County Clerk uses eCCLIX/CCLIX. The research describes that system as an archived county clerk records platform used by attorneys, title search personnel, surveyors, realtors, commercial users, and private users. Private users are limited to Woodford County residents searching for personal reasons with no commercial gain, may search only Woodford County records, and are limited to five searches per day at no charge.

Commercial eCCLIX users pay a subscription fee and may add other counties within the searchable area. That distinction matters because eCCLIX is not the public court case system and does not replace a certified-copy request. If the goal is a certified marriage copy for legal, benefit, name-change, or records-correction use, the safer path is an in-person or mail request to the Woodford County Clerk using the names and year fields the clerk asks for.

The Woodford County Clerk online records page is the source image for the eCCLIX access rules.

That online-records system is useful for county clerk archives, but certified Woodford County marriage records still depend on the County Clerk's copy process.

Find Woodford County Divorce Records

Divorce records are court records. Kentucky places dissolution of marriage in Circuit Court and Family Court, and Woodford County has Family Court divisions within the Circuit Court structure. Divorce case files should be requested from the Woodford Circuit Court Clerk at 130 Court Street, Versailles, phone 859-873-3711. The public case portal may show some docket or case information, but certified copies, older records, and complete files require the clerk's office.

Woodford's Family Court schedule gives a local records clue. Domestic Relations Motion Hour is listed for Division III on the first and second Thursday at 1 p.m. and for Division IV on the third and fourth Thursday at 1 p.m. That schedule can help a person read docket entries, but it is not a substitute for the date in the court file. Divorce files may include petitions, motions, parenting terms, support orders, property orders, decrees, and later modification activity. Records involving children, protected addresses, abuse allegations, adoption-related material, or sealed filings may be restricted or redacted.

For related estate filings after a spouse's death, the Woodford County probate records page explains the split between District Court probate of wills and Circuit Court contested probate matters.

Woodford County Divorce Filing Path

A divorce filing starts as a Family Court case rather than a County Clerk transaction. The research gives a practical filing flow for Woodford County, but it does not replace court forms, legal advice, or clerk instructions. The Circuit Court Clerk can receive filings and provide record access guidance, while a party with legal questions may need counsel or an approved self-help form source.

1. Confirm residency and proper Kentucky venue for the dissolution case.
2. Prepare the dissolution petition and required family-court forms from Kentucky Court of Justice legal forms or counsel.
3. File with the Woodford Circuit Court Clerk because Family Court is a Circuit Court division.
4. Pay the filing fee or request a fee waiver if eligible.
5. Serve the other party unless a waiver or entry of appearance applies.
6. Attend Domestic Relations Motion Hour, mediation, temporary-order hearings, or final hearing as directed by the court.
7. Request certified copies of the decree from the Circuit Court Clerk after entry.

Kentucky Vital Records Context

The research notes that the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics may provide certain statewide vital records, but Woodford marriage licensing and local certified marriage copies are through the Woodford County Clerk. Divorce decrees and divorce case files are through the Woodford Circuit Court Clerk. A state vital-record office may help with statewide vital-record questions, but it should not be treated as the local custodian for a Woodford County divorce case file.

Woodford County also uses DOC ALERT for property-fraud monitoring, which is not a marriage or divorce case search. It can be useful after a name change, divorce, estate matter, or property transfer if a person wants alerts tied to recorded documents. The DOC ALERT registration form is the source image for that county clerk alert context.

DOC ALERT supports recorded-document monitoring, while marriage certificates and divorce decrees still come from the specific Woodford County office that keeps each record.