Frequently Asked Questions
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Clerk's Office - Marriage Licenses
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Clerk's Office - Marriage Licenses
No. You can apply anytime during office hours, which are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday (except holiday weekends when we will close at 4:30 p.m.) from 8 a.m. through 6 p.m.
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Clerk's Office - Marriage Licenses
Our office does not perform the ceremony. If you want the County Judge to perform your ceremony you should make an appointment with their office. Please call 270-826-3971.
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Clerk's Office - Marriage Licenses
Ministers or priests in regular communion with any religious society may solemnize a marriage, such as judges, county judges, magistrates.
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Clerk's Office - Marriage Licenses
No, they do not. The law that required that was repealed in 1994.
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Clerk's Office - Marriage Licenses
The license must be purchased in the state where the ceremony will be performed. A license issued in Kentucky must be used in Kentucky.
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Clerk's Office - Marriage Licenses
No, the country you were married in should send you its official certificate. The county Clerk's office only records licenses that it issues.
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Clerk's Office - Marriage Licenses
You will take the certified copy we mail you to the Social Security Office such as the one at:
Building 3
2000 N Elm Street
Henderson, KY 42420 -
Clerk's Office - Marriage Licenses
No, but you still need to inform the Social Security Office of your marital status. Call our local office at 800-772-1213.
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Clerk's Office - Marriage Licenses
You obtain these at the Henderson Circuit Clerk's Office in the Judicial Center, located at:
5 N Main Street
Henderson, KY 42420 -
Clerk's Office - Marriage Licenses
No, you need to bring a valid government-issued ID.