Harris County Marriage Licenses
Harris County marriage licenses are issued by the Harris County Probate Court. The Probate Court marriage page instructs applicants to complete the application online through Georgia Probate Records to reduce time in the office and speed processing. After the online application is complete, applicants may call 706-628-5038 to schedule an appointment to finalize in person. Walk-ins are accepted, but scheduled appointments receive priority.
Applications are finalized Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Probate Court office on the second floor of the Harris County Courthouse in Hamilton. The Probate Court page warns applicants to finalize online applications in person as soon as possible because the system may automatically purge unprocessed applications after a certain time. Both parties must be present, and each person must provide proper identification.
The Harris County Probate marriage source for local license procedure is the Harris Probate marriage licenses page.
That local Probate page controls the Harris County marriage license process, even though the online application runs through a statewide system.
Marriage Record Requirements
Georgia no longer requires blood tests. Harris County Probate Court says applicants must be 18 except in special circumstances. Each applicant needs one acceptable form of identification, such as a certified birth certificate, driver's license, state ID card, passport, armed forces ID card, or resident alien ID card. If either person lives in Georgia, the license may be purchased in any Georgia county. If neither person lives in Georgia, the license must be obtained in the county where the ceremony will be performed.
A Georgia marriage license can only be used for a ceremony performed in Georgia. If a prior marriage ended by divorce, the applicant must provide a paper copy of the final divorce decree for inspection. It must be final, dated, signed by a judge, and filed with the appropriate court. If a prior marriage ended by death, provide the death certificate. Both applicants must know their parents' full names and birthplaces, using the mother's maiden or birth last name.
Note: Georgia law also requires each applicant to designate the legal surname to use after marriage.
Apply for a Marriage License
The online application is only the first part of the process. Harris County applicants still finalize the license with Probate Court in person. Use the same names and certificate order that should appear on the final marriage record, and bring the prior divorce decree or death certificate if either party was previously married.
- Complete the Georgia Probate Records marriage application online and select Harris County.
- Call Probate Court at 706-628-5038 for help or to schedule an appointment.
- Both applicants appear at the Probate Court office with acceptable identification.
- Bring a final divorce decree or death certificate if a prior marriage ended by divorce or death.
- Finalize the application during the 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. marriage application window.
- Use the issued license only for a ceremony performed in Georgia.
Georgia's statewide marriage overview source is Georgia.gov apply for a marriage license.
The state overview confirms that marriage license procedures vary by county, which is why Harris Probate instructions control local timing and finalization.
Marriage Application Fields
The Georgia Probate Records marriage application asks for detailed personal, parent, prior-marriage, ceremony, and post-marriage surname information. Some fields were marked as required by context in the research rather than by a visible required symbol, so applicants should treat the form as a complete sworn application and fill each applicable item accurately.
| Field Group | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| County of application | Yes or required by context | Select Harris County from the Georgia Probate Records county list. |
| Applicant names and order | Required by context | Enter applicants in the order desired on the certificate. |
| Address, phone, email | Unspecified | Each applicant provides residence and contact details; same-address checkbox is available. |
| Date and place of birth | Required by context | Date uses month, day, and year fields. |
| Social Security number | Unspecified | Sensitive field on the application. |
| Previous marriages | Unspecified or conditional | Number of prior marriages, how dissolved, and when and where. |
| Parent information | Unspecified | Father name, birthplace, address; mother maiden name, birthplace, address. |
| Ceremony details | Unspecified | Contemplated date, city, and county where marriage will be performed. |
| Surname after marriage | Required by context | Each applicant designates the legal surname to use after marriage. |
| Premarital education | Optional or conditional | Course under O.C.G.A. 19-3-30.1 can affect the fee or reduction. |
Marriage and Divorce Fees
The research verified Georgia vital records fees but did not verify a full Harris County local marriage license fee schedule or divorce decree copy schedule in the harvested text. Do not invent those amounts. Call Probate Court for current local marriage license costs and the Clerk of Superior Court for divorce decree copy and certification costs. Premarital education under O.C.G.A. 19-3-30.1 can affect marriage-license fees, so ask Probate Court how to present course proof.
| Item | Verified Amount or Action |
|---|---|
| State marriage record search/copy channel | $10 through Georgia vital records |
| Each additional state marriage copy | $5 through Georgia vital records |
| Harris County marriage license | Call Probate Court for current local fee |
| Certified local marriage copy | Call Probate Court for current copy fee |
| Certified divorce decree | Call Clerk of Superior Court for current copy and certification fee |
Lookup Harris County Marriage Records
Marriage records should be searched through the Probate Court that issued or recorded the license. Georgia Probate Records includes a module to search recorded marriage licenses, and Harris County is one of the selectable counties in the statewide probate system. Georgia Archives notes that most post-1900 marriage records are not at the Archives and are available from the Probate Judge of the county where the marriage is recorded.
State vital records can be useful when a statewide certified record channel is needed, but local Probate Court is still the core Harris County marriage record office. When searching, use the full names of both spouses, the county of application, and the approximate marriage date if known. If the statewide portal does not return a result, call Probate Court because online applications, recorded licenses, and certified-copy procedures are not the same task.
The state vital records source is Georgia.gov request vital records.
That state channel supplies the verified $10 and $5 additional-copy figures, while Harris County Probate Court supplies local marriage licensing and records help.
Harris County Divorce Records
Divorce cases are Superior Court domestic-relations records in Georgia. Harris County Superior Court handles domestic relation cases, and certified copies of divorce decrees should be requested from the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted. Probate Court does not issue divorce decrees. Georgia vital records may provide a divorce search or confirmation service for some purposes, but the local court file and decree are clerk records.
A divorce file may include the petition, answer, parenting plan, financial affidavits, child-support worksheets, temporary orders, settlement agreement, final decree, and later contempt or modification filings. Some domestic filings may be sealed or partly restricted, especially when minor children, financial identifiers, or sensitive material are involved. Ask the Clerk of Superior Court which parts of the file can be copied and whether certified copies are required for the intended use.
For divorce steps, the practical sequence is venue, filing in Superior Court, payment or fee waiver, service on the respondent, required domestic forms, hearings or mediation if ordered, signed final decree, and certified copies from the clerk. Use Harris County Clerk of Superior Court for the local decree request channel.
Related Record Sources
The manifest assigned two sources that are not primary marriage-license or divorce-decree channels but still need context. The Harris Probate estate administration page belongs to Probate Court's broader records work, not to divorce decrees. The DDS points schedule is not a marriage or divorce source, and it should not be used to support family-record claims. It appears in the image set, so it is included only with that limitation stated plainly.
The related Probate source is the Harris Probate administration and year's support page.
That Probate source reinforces the local Probate Court record channel but does not change where divorce decrees are kept.
The assigned DDS source is the Georgia DDS points schedule.
The DDS image is not a marriage or divorce access channel; the correct family-record offices remain Probate Court and the Clerk of Superior Court.
Family Record Contacts
Use Probate Court for marriage applications, recorded marriage licenses, and local marriage-copy questions. Use the Clerk of Superior Court for divorce decrees and domestic-relations case files. Use Georgia vital records when the state marriage record channel is needed. If a certified copy is required for a name change, benefits, immigration, court filing, or agency process, confirm whether the receiving agency requires a local certified copy or a state vital record.
Harris County Probate Court
102 North College Street, Room 227
Hamilton, GA 31811
706-628-5038
Marriage applications Mon-Fri 8:30-4:00
Clerk of Superior Court
102 North College Street
Hamilton, GA 31811
706-628-4944
Mon-Fri 8:00-5:00