Find Union County Marriage and Divorce Records

Getting a Marriage License in Union County

In Mississippi, a marriage license is issued by the Circuit Clerk, and Union County is no different. The Circuit Clerk at the time of this research is Donna Treadaway, and the office sits on the courthouse block in New Albany. A couple applies there, not at the health department and not at the chancery side. That is the first thing to get right, because the marriage record and the divorce record start in two separate offices.

Both applicants generally take part in the application, and proof of age and identity is expected. A recent divorce can also matter, since the end date of a prior marriage may be needed. The exact documents and the current fee should be confirmed by phone before a trip, because the Union County amount was not posted in accessible sources.

How to Apply for a Marriage License

The application is straightforward once a couple knows what to bring. A short phone call first saves a second trip, since the office can confirm the fee, the payment method, and whether both parties must appear together. The steps below follow the application from the first call to the certified copy.

1. Call the Union County Circuit Clerk at 662-534-1910 to confirm the current fee, accepted payment, and required documents.
2. Bring government identification and proof of age, plus prior divorce or death details if either applicant was married before.
3. Apply through the Circuit Clerk, where the license is valid only as Mississippi law allows.
4. After the ceremony, the officiant returns the signed license for recording.
5. Request certified copies from the Circuit Clerk or the state health department as needed.

Because the Union County fee was not published, treat the first call as the step that sets up everything else.

Union County Marriage License Application Fields

No Union County marriage application form was inspected during this research, so the fields below describe what to expect and confirm at the Circuit Clerk rather than a posted county form. They follow the pattern seen on Mississippi marriage applications. The table lists what each applicant should be ready to provide.

Union County Marriage and Divorce Fees

The fees for a marriage license, a divorce filing, and certified copies were not posted in accessible Union County sources. That does not mean there is no charge. It means the amount has to come from the office that handles the record, which is the Circuit Clerk for marriage and the Chancery Clerk for divorce. The table marks each item as needing a call.

Note: Avoid relying on a fee quoted for another Mississippi county, since amounts vary and the Union County figure was not confirmed in this research.

How to Look Up Union County Marriage Records

A marriage record can be reached two ways. The county route is the Circuit Clerk, where the license was issued and recorded. The statewide route is the Mississippi State Department of Health, which keeps vital events for the whole state and offers ordering options. The state landing page is the MSDH Vital Records page.

To find a record, have the names of both spouses and an approximate date ready. The Circuit Clerk holds the county license record, while the health department handles certified statewide orders, so the choice depends on what the copy is for.

Ordering Certified Copies From Vital Records

When a certified copy is needed for a name change, a benefit, or a legal matter, the state health department is a common channel. Birth, death, or marriage records can be ordered online or by phone through the state vital records service. The ordering page is the MSDH order-by-phone and online page, and the Vital Records Office phone is 601-206-8200.

Online and phone orders run through VitalChek, the state's processor. A certified copy from the state is the version most agencies accept, which is why the health department route matters even when the original license was recorded in the county.

How to Find Union County Divorce Records

A divorce is a court case, and in Mississippi those cases are filed in Chancery Court. Union County's Chancery Clerk is Annette Hickey, whose office handles the chancery side, including divorce, custody, and the related filings. A divorce file is not held by the Circuit Clerk and is not the same as a vital record. It is a court file with its own counter.

A divorce file can include the complaint or petition, the answer, a property-settlement agreement, custody and child-support orders, financial disclosures, motions, and the final decree. Child details and personal identifiers may be redacted or restricted. For the underlying chancery filings that surround a divorce, such as guardianship or estate matters, the related records run through the Union County probate records handled by the same court.

There is no confirmed online Union County divorce search, so the dependable route is the Chancery Clerk by phone or at the counter. Older divorce files may sit in archived form and need a staff lookup or an in-person visit. A name can also be spelled more than one way across a long case, so giving the clerk both spouses and an approximate year narrows the search. Knowing whether the request is for the full file or just the final decree helps the office quote the right copy.

Getting a Certified Union County Divorce Decree

A certified divorce decree comes from the court that entered the divorce, which is the Chancery Court and its Clerk. The state health department offers a route to search divorce records, but the court file and the certified decree come from the clerk who holds the case. The steps below follow the request from start to copy.

1. Confirm the case was filed in Union County Chancery Court, since venue follows where the divorce was granted.
2. Call the Chancery Clerk at 662-534-1900 with the names of both parties and an approximate date.
3. Ask for the case index by name or case number to locate the decree.
4. Request a certified copy of the final decree, and ask about cost, payment, and identification.
5. If the file is older or archived, ask whether an in-person search or a staff lookup is needed.

Child and Adoption Confidentiality in Union County

Not every family record is open. Adoption is the clearest example. Mississippi law makes adoption pleadings, reports, files, testimony, exhibits, and records confidential, and they are not public records except by a court order on good cause. The governing statute is Miss. Code Ann. § 93-17-25.

Divorce files can also carry protected detail. Information about minor children, custody evaluations, and personal identifiers may be redacted or sealed even when the rest of the case is public. A request for a divorce record should expect those limits, and the clerk can explain the basis for withholding without releasing the protected material.

The same caution applies to anything involving a child. A custody schedule or a support order may be part of the public decree, while reports prepared for the court can stay closed. The point is not that a divorce record is secret, but that a few pieces of it are handled differently, and the clerk is the right office to ask what can be copied in a given case.

Vital Records vs Court Files

The split between a vital record and a court file is the theme that runs through everything here. A vital record is a certified copy of an event, kept by the state health department and used for proof. A court file is the case itself, kept by the clerk of the court that handled it. The same marriage or divorce can touch both, but the copies serve different purposes. The state ordering channels are shown on the MSDH ordering page.

For most needs, the rule of thumb holds. A marriage license starts at the Circuit Clerk, a divorce file lives with the Chancery Clerk, and a certified statewide copy comes from the health department. The Circuit Clerk also handles the related county records described in the Union County Circuit Clerk office, which is the counter for the marriage side.