Kentucky Marriage License Information, Laws, Requirements
In most circumstances you may apply for a marriage license at any KY county clerk office where you plan to be married. These offices are usually located in the county probate court or circuit court. This document outlines the procedures you must follow to obtain your license.
Cost of License
What is the cost of a marriage license?
The marriage license fee is $34.50 dollars. Accepted forms of payment are cash, certified check, cashier's check, or money order.
Residency Requirements
What are the residency requirements for Kentucky?
None. You do not have to be a previous or current resident of Kentucky to obtain a marriage license that is valid statewide.
Waiting Period
Is there a waiting period from the application date to the date the license is issued?
Yes, there is a mandatory 3 day waiting period. In most states, the waiting period does not include Saturdays, Sundays or holidays. In some instances, the day the application is filed is not included within the waiting period.
Is there a waiting period from the date the license is issued to the date I am allowed to marry?
No, you can marry immediately after receiving your license.
Age Requirement
What is the minimum age a man or woman may marry?
You must be 18 years old or older to marry without parental consent. A birth certificate may be necessary to show proof of age.
What if one or both of us is younger than 18?
If either partner is under 18, parental consent forms must be signed. You will need a certified copy of your birth certificate. If you are under 16 you can not marry without a court order. A minor who is pregnant does not need parental consent as long as the pregnancy is verified in a written statement by a licensed physician. Minors can not marry if parents or guardians are not residents of the state.
Blood Tests and Physical Exams
Are blood tests and physical exams required?
No blood test or physical exam is required.
License Expires
How long does a marriage license remain valid once it's been issued?
Your license will expire 30 days from the date it is issued.
Divorced and Widowed Applicants
What if one or both partners have been divorced or have had a spouse die?
If previously married, the date of divorce or date of spouse's death must be provided.
How Do I Legally Change My Name?
What's the process of legally changing my last name after marriage?
Following your wedding ceremony, you will receive a marriage certificate, which is a piece of paper proving that you are legally married. This certificate will serve as evidence of your marriage, which you'll need when you begin the process of notifying several government agencies about your name change, as well as any non-government institutions that you do business with (ie, banks, employers, credit cards, memberships, etc).
We have created a legal name change kit that you can use and complete before or after your marriage takes place. Completing all the necessary name change documentation prior to your wedding can be considerably convenient.
Miscellaneous Questions
Are proxy marriages legal?
No, marriage by proxy is not allowed.
Are cousin marriages legal?
No, cousin marriages are not allowed.
Are common law marriages legal?
No, common-law marriages are not allowed.
Are same sex marriages legal?
No, same-sex marriages are not allowed.
County Clerk Address and Phone Number List
Adair County Clerk424 Public Sq., # 424
Columbia, KY 42728
502-384-2801
Map Allen County Clerk
P.O. Box 336
Scottsville, KY 42164
502-237-3706
Map Anderson County Clerk
151 South Main St
Lawrenceburg, KY 40342
502-839-3041
Map Ballard County Clerk
P.O. Box 145
Wickliffe, KY 42087
502-335-5168
Map Barren County Clerk
1St Floor Courthouse
Public Sq
Glasgow, KY 42141
502-651-3783
Map Bath County Clerk
P.O. Box 609
Owingsville, KY 40360
606-674-2613
Map Bell County Clerk
P.O. Box 156
Pineville, KY 40977
606-337-6143
Map Boone County Clerk
2950 E Washington Square
Burlington, KY 41005
606-334-2206
Map Bourbon County Clerk
P.O. Box 312
Paris, KY 40361
606-987-2142
Map Boyd County Clerk
2800 Louisa St
Catlettsburg, KY 41129
606-739-5116
Map Boyle County Clerk
321 W Main St, # 123
Danville, KY 40422
606-238-1110
Map Bracken County Clerk
P.O. Box 147
Brooksville, KY 41004
606-735-2952
Map Breathitt County Clerk
1127 Main St
Jackson, KY 41339
606-666-3810
Map Breckinridge County Clerk
Main St & Court House Sq
Hardinsburg, KY 40143
502-756-2246
Map Bullitt County Clerk
P.O. Box 6
Shepherdsville, KY 40165
502-543-2513
Map Butler County Clerk
P.O. Box 448
Morgantown, KY 42261
502-526-5676
Map Caldwell County Clerk
100 E Market St, # 3
Princeton, KY 42445
502-365-6754
Map Callloway County Clerk
101 S. 5th St
Murry, KY 42071
502-753-3923
Map Campbell County Clerk
330 York St
Newport, KY 41071
606-292-3845
Map Carlisle County Clerk
P.O. Box 176
Bardwell, KY 42023
502-628-3233
Map Carroll County Clerk
440 Main St
Carrollton, KY 41008
502-732-7005
Map Carter County Clerk
Courthouse # 232
Grayson, KY 41143
606-474-5188
Map Casey County Courthouse
614 Campbellsville St
Liberty, KY 42539
606-787-6471
Map Christian County Clerk
511 S. Main
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
502-887-4105
Map Clark County Clerk
P.O. Box 744
Winchester, KY 40391
606-745-0280
Map Clay County Clerk
316 Main St Suite 143
Manchester, KY 40962
606-598-2544
Map Clinton County Clerk
Court Square
Albany, KY 42602
606-387-5943
Map Crittenden County Clerk
107 S Main St
Marion, KY 42064
502-965-3403
Map Cumberland County Recorder
County Courthouse Room 6
Burkesville, KY 42717
502-864-3726
Map Daviess County Clerk
P.O. Box 389
Owensboro, KY 42302
502-685-8434
Map Edmondson County Recorder
108 N Main St
Brownsville, KY 42210
502-597-2624
Map Elliot County Clerk
P.O. Box 225
Sandy Hook, KY 41171
606-738-5421
Map Estill County Clerk
130 Main St
Irvine, KY 40336
606-723-5156
Map Fayette County Clerks
162 East Main St
Lexington, KY 40507
859-253-3344
Map Fleming County Clerks
Courthouse Square
Flemingsburg, KY 41041
606-845-8461
Map Floyd County Clerk
3rd Ave Courthouse
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
606-886-3816
Map Franklin County Clerk
315 West Main St
Frankfurt, KY 40602
502-875-8702
Map Fulton County Clerk
114 E Wellington St
Hickman, KY 42050
502-236-2727
Map Gallatin County Clerk
P.O. Box 616
Warsaw, KY 41095
606-567-5411
Map Garrard County Court
15 Public Square
Lancaster, KY 40444
606-792-3071
Map Grant County Clerk
P.O. Box 469
Williamstown, KY 41097
606-824-3321
Map Graves County Clerk
100 E Broadway St
Kentucky, KY 42066
502-247-1697
Map Grayson County Clerk
100 Court Square
Leitchfield, KY 42754
502-259-3201
Map Green County Clerk
203 West Ocurt St
Greensburg, KY 42743
502-932-5386
Map Greenup County Clerk
P.O. Box 686
Greenup, KY 41144
606-473-7331
Map Hancock County Clerk
225 Main Cross St
Hawesville, KY 42348
502-927-8137
Map Hardin County Clerk
14 Public Square
Elizabethtown, KY 42702
502-765-2171
Map Harlan County Clerk
210 E Central St, # 205
Harlan, KY 40831
606-573-3636
Map Harrison County Clerk
190 West Pike St
Cynthiana, KY 41031
606-234-7130
Map Hart County Clerk
Main St
Munfordville, KY 42765
502-524-2751
Map Henderson County Clerk
20 N Main St
Henderson, KY 42420
502-826-3906
Map Henry County Clerk
P.O. Box 615
Newcastle, KY 40050
502-845-5705
Map Hickman County Clerk
110 E Clay St
Clinton, KY 42031
502-653-2131
Map Hopkins County Clerk
10 S Main St
Madisonville, KY 42431
502-821-7361
Map Jackson County Clerk
P.O. Box 700
McKee, KY 40447
606-287-7800
Map Jefferson County Clerk
527 West Jefferson St
Louisville, KY 40202
502-574-5700
Map Jessamine County Clerk
102 North Main
Nicholasville, KY 40356
606-885-4161
Map Johnson County Clerk
Court St
Paintsville, KY 41240
606-789-2557
Map Kenton County Clerk
P.O. Box 1109
Covington, KY 41012
606-491-0702
Map Kenton-I County Clerk
P.O. Box 38
Independence, KY 41051
606-356-9272
Map Knott County Clerks
P.O. Box 446
Hindman, KY 41822
606-785-5651
Map Knox County Clerk
401 Court Sq., # 102
Barbourville, KY 40906
606-546-3568
Map Larue County Clerk
209 W High St
Hodgenville, KY 42748
502-358-3544
Map Laurel County Clerk
101 S Main St, # 203
London, KY 40741
606-864-5158
Map Lawrence County Clerk
122 S Main Cross St
Louisa, KY 41230
606-638-4108
Map Lee County Clerk
West Main St Room 11
Beattyville, KY 41311
606-464-4115
Map Leslie County Clerk
P.O. Box 196
Hyden, KY 41749
606-672-2193
Map Letcher County Clerk
160 Main St
Whitesburg, KY 41858
606-633-2432
Map Lewis County Clerk
514 2nd St, 2nd Fl
Vanceburg, KY 41179
606-796-3062
Map Lincoln County Clerk
102 East Main St
Stanford, KY 40484
606-365-4570
Map Livingston County Clerk
335 Court St
Smithland, KY 42081
502-928-2162
Map Logan County Clerk
P.O. Box 358
Russellville, KY 42276
502-726-6061
Map Lyon County Clerk
200 W Dale Ave
Eddyville, KY 42038
502-388-2331
Map Madison County Clerk
101 W Main St
Richmond, KY 40475
606-624-4707
Map Magoffin County Clerk
Main St
Salyersville, KY 41465
606-349-2216
Map Manifee County Clerk
P.O. Box 172
Frenchburg, KY 40322
606-768-3512
Map Marion County Clerk
120 W Main St
Lebanon, KY 40033
502-692-2651
Map Marshall County Clerk
1101 Main St
Benton, KY 42025
502-527-4740
Map Martin County Clerk
Main St
Inez, KY 41224
606-298-2810
Map Mason County Clerk
25 W 3rd St
Mayville, KY 41056
606-564-3341
Map Mc Lean County Clerk
210 Main St
Calhoun, KY 42327
502-273-3082
Map McCracken County Clerk
301 S 6th St, # 2
Paducah, KY 42002
502-444-4700
Map McCreary County Clerk
P.O. Box 699
Whitley City, KY 42653
606-376-2411
Map Meade County Court Clerk
516 Fairway Dr # 1
Brandenburg, KY 40108
502-422-2152
Map Mercer County Recorder
Main St
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
606-734-6310
Map Metcalfe County Clerk
P.O. Box 850
Edmonton, KY 42129
502-432-4821
Map Monroe County Clerk
Main St
Tompkinsville, KY 42167
502-487-5471
Map Montgomery County Clerk
Court St
Mount Sterling, KY 40353
606-498-8700
Map Morgan County Court Clerk
505 Prestonsburg St
West Liberty, KY 41472
606-743-3949
Map Nelson County Clerk
113 Steven Oster Ave
Bardstown, KY 40004
502-348-1830
Map Nicholas County Clerk
Main St First Floor
Carlisle, KY 40311
606-289-3730
Map Ohio County Recorder
P.O. Box 85
Hartford, KY 42347
502-298-3673
Map Oldham County Clerk
Main St
La Grange, KY 40031
502-222-9311
Map Owen County Clerk
Main St, Rm #6
Owenton, KY 40359
502-484-2213
Map Owsley County Clerk
P.O. Box 500
Booneville, KY 41314
606-593-5735
Map Pendleton County Clerk
P.O. Box 112
Falmouth, KY 41040
606-654-3380
Map Perry County Clerk
Main St, 1st Floor
Hazard, KY 41701
606-436-2812
Map Pike County Clerk
320 Main St
Pikeville, KY 41501
606-432-6247
Map Powell County Clerk
P.O. Box 548
Stanton, KY 40380
606-663-6444
Map Pulaski County Clerk
Courthouse, Main St
Somerset, KY 42501
606-679-2042
Map Robertson County Clerk
P.O. Box 75
Mount Olivet, KY 41064
606-724-5212
Map Rockcastle County Clerk
P.O. Box 365
Mount Vernon, KY 40453
606-256-2831
Map Rowan County Clerk
2nd Floor Courthouse
Morehead, KY 40351
606-784-5212
Map Russell County Clerk
101 Monument Sq
Jamestown, KY 42629
502-343-2125
Map Scott County Courthouse
101 E Main St, # 101
Georgetown, KY 40324
502-863-7875
Map Shelby County Clerk
501 Main St
Shelbyville, KY 40065
502-633-4410
Map Simpson County Clerk
Main St, First Floor
Franklin, KY 42135
502-586-8161
Map Spencer County Clerk
2 E Main St
Taylorsville, KY 40071
502-477-3215
Map Taylor County Clerk
203 N Court St, # 5
Campbellsville, KY 42718
502-465-7011
Map Todd County
Court Clerk
P.O. Box 157
Elkton, KY 42220
502-265-2363
Map Trigg County Clerk
Courthouse, First Fl
Cadiz, KY 42211
502-522-6661
Map Trimble County Clerk
U.S. Highway 42, Main St
Bedford, KY 40006
502-255-7174
Map Union County Clerk
100 W Main St
Morganfield, KY 42437
502-389-1334
Map Warren County Clerk
429 E 10th St
Bowling Green, KY 42101
502-842-9416
Map Washington County Clerk
115 Cross Main St Fl 1
Springfield, KY 40069
606-336-5425
Map Wayne County Clerk
109 N Main St
Monticello, KY 42633
606-348-5721
Map Webster County Clerk
P.O. Box 7
Dixon, KY 42409
502-639-7006
Map Whitley County Clerk
Courthouse, Main St
Williamsburg, KY 40769
606-549-6035
Map Woodford County Clerk
Main St Courthouse
Versailles, KY 40383
606-873-3421
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