Find DeKalb Marriage Records

DeKalb County Marriage Licenses

Marriage license work in DeKalb County goes through DeKalb County Probate Court marriage services. The court requires applicants to begin with the online marriage license application, then return to the Probate Court page to schedule the in-person appointment that completes the process. The appointment rule matters because the Probate Court page states that a person will not be allowed into the building for a marriage license without proof of appointment.

Both applicants must be present for the Probate Court appointment. Georgia residents may apply in any Georgia county, but applicants who are not Georgia residents must get the license in the county where the ceremony will take place. The license is valid only for ceremonies performed in Georgia, and DeKalb Probate states that the marriage license does not expire. Georgia no longer requires premarital blood tests.

The Probate Court marriage license page is the main local source for current requirements and fee notices.

The official DeKalb Probate marriage license page shows the local online application and appointment process.

That Probate Court page is the source to use before gathering identification, divorce decrees, death proof, translations, and payment for a marriage license appointment.

Apply for DeKalb Marriage Records

A DeKalb County marriage license application is not finished when the online form is submitted. The Probate Court process has two parts: online entry and appointment processing. Applicants should print the email confirmation or keep it visible on a handheld device for courthouse entry. If either person has been divorced, the applicant must bring final, stamped, sealed certified divorce decree papers. If a prior spouse died, the applicant must bring proof of death, such as a death certificate or obituary. Non-English legal documents must include translation by a certified translator.

1. Complete the online marriage license application linked from DeKalb Probate Court.
2. Use the receipt confirmation to return to the Probate Court page and schedule the appointment.
3. Bring the printed or device-visible email confirmation to the Probate Court appointment.
4. Have both applicants appear with proof of age, such as a valid driver's license, original or certified birth certificate, valid passport, or valid armed forces identification card.
5. Bring certified divorce decrees, death proof, or certified translations when a prior marriage or non-English document is part of the application.
6. Pay with an accepted method. Probate Court lists money orders, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover, and says personal checks are not accepted.

Note: Fees are nonrefundable, so confirm the appointment, documents, and names before paying Probate Court.

DeKalb Marriage Application Fields

The marriage application field inventory below tracks the official Probate Court and Tyler application process described in the DeKalb research. Exact screen labels can change in Tyler, but the requested information is tied to the license rules: applicant identity, age, residence, prior marriage history, premarital education, copy selection, payment, and appointment proof.

DeKalb Marriage Records Fees

DeKalb Probate Court publishes marriage license and certified-copy fees for marriage records. The reduced marriage license fee depends on a qualifying premarital education certificate under Georgia law. The court also identifies CORE service fees for card or ACH transactions. Divorce filing fees were not located in the research source, so they should not be inferred from the marriage schedule.

Money orders should be payable to DeKalb County Probate Court. The Probate Court source says all fees are nonrefundable.

Search DeKalb Marriage Records

Marriage record searches use the Probate Court channel rather than the Superior Court civil case channel. Probate Court's Tyler-hosted application and search path requires users to accept a disclaimer before proceeding. The disclaimer warns that data can change without notice and that an index is a guide to records, not a substitute for the document itself. Name searches should include spelling variations and other available search criteria.

For certified copies, request the marriage certificate, marriage license, or marriage license application from Probate Court. The Probate Court mailing address is 556 North McDonough Street, 1100 Judicial Tower, Decatur, GA 30030, and the county judicial-system contact lists Probate Court at 404-371-2726. Marriage license service is appointment-only, but copy questions can begin with the Probate Court contact path before a trip to the courthouse.

The Georgia Department of Corrections DeKalb County Jail listing appears in the image manifest for this page as a county facility reference, but it is not the custodian for marriage records.

That contrast is useful for routing: jail or custody pages do not replace Probate Court for marriage records or Superior Court for divorce records.

Find DeKalb Divorce Records

Divorce records in DeKalb County are Superior Court family records. A person checking a DeKalb County divorce records search should start with the civil and family record search linked by the Clerk of Superior Court civil and family page. The online case record may help identify the case number, parties, filing date, docket events, and final decree entry. Full copies and certified divorce decrees are requested from the Clerk of Superior Court, not Probate Court.

A divorce file can include the petition, answer, domestic-relations financial affidavit, parenting plan, child support worksheets, temporary orders, settlement agreement, final decree, and later modification or contempt filings. Georgia divorce also requires a residency or venue basis under O.C.G.A. 19-5-2, but local filing and copy requests for DeKalb divorces route through Superior Court. Family records involving minors, financial identifiers, domestic violence, sealed exhibits, adoptions, or other restricted content may be redacted or withheld.

Divorce decree requests should include the case number if known, both spouses' names, approximate filing or decree date, the document requested, copy type, return address, and payment. If the online record is incomplete, call the Clerk of Superior Court before mailing a request.

Certified DeKalb Family Copies

Certified copies are clerk-issued copies used when an agency, court, employer, school, immigration process, benefits office, or name-change process requires proof from the official record. For marriage records, the certified-copy path is Probate Court. For divorce records, the certified-copy path is the Clerk of Superior Court. A printed search result is not the same thing as a certified copy.

The DeKalb Clerk of Superior Court research gives the certified final disposition fee schedule for Superior Court criminal matters, but it does not publish a separate divorce decree fee in the captured sources. For divorce decrees, use the Clerk's copy request channel and ask for the current family record certification cost before sending payment. For marriage certificates and licenses, use the Probate Court fee table above.

The ViaPath visitation registration page is another successful manifest image assigned to this DeKalb marriage and divorce page, though it concerns jail visitation rather than marriage or divorce files.

Its presence underscores the main access rule for DeKalb records: start with the specific custodian, because county systems are split by record type.