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Certified copies of marriage licenses are only available from the county clerk. Certified copies of divorce decrees are only available from the district clerk. Certified copies of marriage/divorce records must be obtained in the county or district in which they were originally filed.
You must obtain a certified copy of a marriage license from the county clerk's office in the county that issued the marriage license. You must obtain a certified copy of a divorce decree from the district clerk's office in the county where the divorce was granted.
Texas marriage license application indexes and report of divorce/annulment indexes are available for download by year below. These indexes are available in a compressed (ZIP) format and require a file extractor to open.
Divorce Verification. A divorce verification letter includes names of both spouses, divorce date, and place of divorce. Verification letters of divorce/annulment are available for divorces that occurred for the years listed here – Marriage/Divorce Indexes (texas.gov)
The Vital Statistics Section (VSS) maintains vital records for the state of Texas, including, birth and death certificates, marriage applications, and divorce records.
Costs and Fees. The costs and fees for vital records are non-refundable and non-transferable, even if the record is not found or is identified incorrectly. Note: For in-person orders at DSHS in Austin, payment made by credit card requires a $2.25 processing fee.
Divorce Verification - A verification letter will include the registrant names, date of divorce, and place of divorce as it appears on the report of divorce or annulment of marriage index filed with Vital Statistics.
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Available records include: Long-form birth certificates. Short-form birth certificates. Long-form death certificates. Marriage licenses. Divorce records. Counties, cities, and districts set their own hours of operation, fees, and procedures for requests. Contact the local office for more information. FIND LOCAL OFFICES BY COUNTY/CITY:
For certified marriage/divorce records, contact the local registrar in the county where the event occurred. Upon obtaining the certified document, send it to the Texas Secretary of State's office with the required fee for an apostille.