Knox County Marriage License Office
Marriage licenses in Knox County are issued by the Knox County Clerk, not by the Circuit Court Clerk. The county clerk has a Barbourville courthouse office at 401 Court Square, Suite 102, Barbourville, KY 40906, phone 606-546-3568, and a Corbin branch at 805 South Main Street, Suite 113, Corbin, KY 40701, phone 606-523-1085. The clerk site also lists knoxclerk@knoxclerk.com for county-clerk contact. Use those county-clerk channels for marriage-license questions, the marriage worksheet, license issuance, and county-clerk copies.
The Knox County Clerk marriage license page is the local source for license requirements. The research shows a local license fee, a 30-day license period, photo identification, Kentucky age and consent rules, and no blood test under modern Kentucky practice. After the ceremony, the license must be returned or recorded as directed by Kentucky law and the clerk. A marriage license is not the same thing as a divorce decree, and it is not searched through CourtNet as a court case.
The county clerk marriage-license screen was captured from the official Knox County Clerk marriage license page.
That local source is the right starting point before visiting either Knox County Clerk office for a marriage license.
Apply for Knox County Marriage Records
Applicants should prepare before arriving because the marriage-license process depends on identity, eligibility, and the information entered on the clerk worksheet. Both applicants should use names as shown on identification. If either person was previously married, the clerk may need the date or status of the prior divorce, death, or annulment. The license is issued through the county clerk office, while later disputes about divorce, custody, or support are court matters.
- Review the Knox County Clerk marriage-license page and the forms page before the visit.
- Complete the marriage worksheet information with full legal names, birth details, addresses, and prior-marriage facts if they apply.
- Bring identification for both applicants and be ready to answer eligibility questions under Kentucky rules.
- Pay the license fee listed by the Knox County Clerk.
- Use the license within the Kentucky validity period and make sure it is returned for recording after the ceremony.
Note: The County Clerk handles the license, but certified divorce decrees come from the Circuit Court Clerk.
Knox County Marriage Application Fields
The Knox County Clerk forms page includes the local forms path, including the marriage worksheet referenced in the research. The worksheet helps the clerk confirm identity and eligibility before a license is issued. Exact form wording can change, so applicants should use the current clerk form rather than an old saved copy.
| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant 1 full legal name | Text | Yes | Use the name as it appears on identification. |
| Applicant 2 full legal name | Text | Yes | Use the name as it appears on identification. |
| Date of birth or age | Date or text | Yes | Used to confirm Kentucky eligibility rules. |
| Address | Text | Yes | Residence or mailing address as requested by the form. |
| Birthplace | Text | Likely | County, state, or country may be requested. |
| Parent information | Text | Likely | Kentucky worksheets commonly request parent names or birthplaces. |
| Previous marriage status | Checkbox or text | If applicable | Divorce, death, or annulment date may be needed. |
| Identification | Document review | Yes | Government ID is reviewed at issuance. |
| Signature and date | Signature | Yes | Signed before issuance as the clerk requires. |
Knox County Marriage Divorce Fees
The only Knox-specific marriage or divorce amount found in the assigned research is the marriage-license fee. Other copy, certification, and filing costs should be confirmed with the office that holds the record because court-copy fees and county-clerk recording fees are not the same. Do not use land-record fees as a stand-in for divorce court fees.
| Item | Amount or source |
|---|---|
| Marriage license | $50, listed by the Knox County Clerk marriage-license page. |
| Marriage record copy | Confirm current copy and certification cost with the Knox County Clerk. |
| Divorce filing | Use the current Kentucky Court of Justice or Circuit Court Clerk fee information. |
| Certified divorce decree | Confirm current court-copy and certification cost with the Circuit Court Clerk. |
| State vital-record certified copy | Use the Kentucky state vital-record channel and its current fee schedule. |
Search Knox County Marriage Records
Marriage records are county-clerk records. Start with the Knox County Clerk offices or the clerk contact paths, not the state court docket search. Helpful search details include both spouses' full names, the approximate marriage date, and any prior name used at the time of the license. The Barbourville office is the county-seat office, while the Corbin branch is useful for county-clerk services when the clerk allows that transaction there.
Some certified vital-record copies may also be controlled by state vital-record rules. KRS 213.131 governs access to Kentucky vital records and certified-copy control. The state vital-record route is separate from a county clerk license search, and it should be used when the requested record type or date is held by the state office rather than the county clerk.
The state vital-record access rule is shown in the manifest capture from KRS 213.131.
That statute helps explain why a clerk record, a court record, and a state certified vital record may follow different access rules.
Find Knox County Divorce Records
A Knox County divorce is a court record. Divorce cases are filed through Circuit or Family Court functions at the Knox County Courthouse and are searched through the Circuit Court Clerk, the KYeCourts and CourtNet path when access is available, or the Kentucky court-date search for hearing dates. A party name, case number, or approximate filing period helps the clerk locate the file.
The divorce file may include the petition, summons, financial forms, custody and support filings, motions, settlement documents, decree, and parenting orders. Some parts may be public, but domestic violence addresses, child identifiers, financial account data, sealed exhibits, adoption material, and juvenile information may be restricted. For broader court-case routing, the Knox County court records page explains the general CourtNet and clerk search path.
Certified Knox County Copies
Certified copies must come from the office that maintains the original record. For a marriage license or county-clerk marriage record, use the Knox County Clerk. For a divorce decree or divorce-case order, use the Knox County Circuit Court Clerk at 401 Court Square, Barbourville, KY 40906, phone 606-546-3075. A website printout is not the same as a certified record.
Use a plain request when a record is needed for personal review, genealogy, or case planning. Ask for certification when the record will be used for benefits, remarriage proof, immigration, court filing, name change, retirement, or another formal legal purpose. If the record is older, sealed, or partly restricted, ask the clerk what proof of identity or party status is needed before copies can be released.
Knox County Family Record Limits
Kentucky family records can contain both public and private material. A final decree may be available when the case is public, while attachments with account numbers, minor children, protected addresses, or sensitive allegations may be redacted or withheld. Juvenile records are confidential under Kentucky law, and the research identifies KRS 610.340 as the juvenile confidentiality statute.
Kentucky generally does not create new common-law marriages within the state, though a valid common-law marriage created in another state may be recognized under full-faith-and-credit principles. Same-sex marriage licenses are issued under federal constitutional law and Kentucky clerk procedures. For probate or estate questions that arise after a spouse dies, Knox County probate routing is handled through Probate jurisdiction in District Court.