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Dade County Marriage Licenses

Dade County Probate Court handles marriage records and marriage licenses. The court issues marriage licenses Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Both applicants must appear in person to sign the completed application and provide the required documents. The application can be completed online through Georgia Probate Records or in person at the Probate Court office.

Applicants must provide Social Security numbers and present state-issued identification or a certified copy of a birth certificate. If either applicant was married before, Dade Probate Court must see a final divorce decree signed by a judge or a death certificate if widowed from the last marriage. The marriage license cost is $77, payable by cash, debit, or credit card, with vendor fees for card use.

The online application source assigned in the manifest is Georgia Probate Records, the portal Dade Probate Court links for marriage license applications.

That portal supports the application step, but Dade County still requires both applicants to appear in person to sign and provide required proof.

Apply for Dade County Marriage

The Dade County marriage license process has one online option and one required in-person finish. Completing the online application can save time, but it does not replace the in-person signatures or document check at Probate Court. Applicants should plan around the marriage-license acceptance hours, which end before the general office close on weekdays.

1. Complete the online application at GeorgiaProbateRecords.com if desired, or plan to apply in person.
2. Both applicants go to Dade Probate Court at 255 W. Crabtree Street during marriage-license hours.
3. Bring state ID or certified birth certificate, Social Security numbers, and final divorce decree or death certificate for any prior marriage.
4. Sign the completed application in person.
5. Pay $77 by cash, debit, or credit card; vendor fees apply to card payments.
6. After the ceremony, make sure the license is returned and recorded through the probate process.
7. Request certified copies through FeePayOnline, by mail, or in person when proof of marriage is needed.

Dade Marriage Application Fields

Dade County’s official marriage instructions identify the documents and fields needed for the license application. The table below preserves the local requirements from Probate Court instead of substituting a generic statewide list.

Dade Marriage and Divorce Fees

Dade Probate Court publishes the marriage license fee and certified marriage copy fee. Divorce records are Superior Court records, so divorce filing and certified decree copy costs follow the Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Courts schedule. The Dade Superior Court cost schedule lists general civil filing categories and copy costs, but the research cautions users to confirm divorce-specific totals with the clerk.

Dade Certified Marriage Copies

Certified copies of a Dade County marriage license or application can be requested and paid online through FeePayOnline, or requested by mail or in person. By mail, the Probate Court instructions call for a $10 money order and a written request. In person, the court accepts cash, debit, or credit, with card vendor fees where applicable.

A written certified-copy request should include the date of marriage, the name of both parties, including maiden and at-time-of-marriage names, and the return address if the request is mailed. The manifest image assigned to this topic comes from FeePayOnline, the online payment channel Dade Probate Court links for certified marriage copies.

FeePayOnline helps with payment and request submission, but the certified marriage record itself remains a Dade Probate Court record.

Dade County Divorce Records

Divorce records are separate from marriage records. Georgia Courts says Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction over divorces, and Dade research shows the Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Courts maintains dockets on domestic suits. Divorce pleadings, decrees, motions, custody and support orders, settlement materials, and later case entries should be requested from the Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Courts at 255 W. Crabtree Street, Suite 103.

If the online court docket link works, it may help locate a case index or docket entry. Research found that the official Dade court docket URL had certificate mismatch and repeated redirect issues from the inspection environment, so direct clerk contact remains important. Requesters should provide the case number if known, party names, approximate filing year, and the document type, such as final decree or custody order.

Divorce records often contain mixed public and restricted material. Adoption records, minor-related details, financial identifiers, protected addresses, sealed filings, and sensitive family information may be withheld or redacted. A certified divorce decree for legal use should come from the clerk, not from an informal online screenshot or third-party index.

Dade County Divorce Filing

A person filing for divorce must confirm venue and prepare pleadings under Georgia law. Dade research points divorce filings to Superior Court and the Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Courts. Eligible filers may use the available e-filing system, but self-represented parties should confirm current filing options, service steps, and fee-waiver procedures with the clerk.

1. Confirm Dade County Superior Court is the proper venue and prepare the divorce pleadings.
2. File with the Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Courts at 255 W. Crabtree Street, Suite 103, or through the available e-filing system if eligible.
3. Pay the civil filing fee unless a fee waiver or poverty affidavit applies, and confirm divorce-specific totals with the clerk.
4. Serve the other party under the required process.
5. If service by publication is ordered, follow the publication requirements and fee schedule references.
6. Track hearings through clerk calendars or direct clerk contact.
7. Request certified divorce decree copies from the clerk after the final order.

Dade Marriage vs Divorce Custodians

The easiest way to avoid a wrong-office request is to sort the record by event type. Marriage licenses, certified marriage-license copies, and marriage applications belong with Probate Court. Divorce cases, domestic suit dockets, final decrees, and certified divorce copies belong with the Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Courts. Probate Court and Superior Court are both at the Crabtree Street court campus, but they are different custodians.

The federal bankruptcy court image assigned to this page comes from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia, a separate federal court channel.

That federal court does not keep Dade County marriage licenses or divorce decrees. It is useful only when a separate bankruptcy case exists alongside family or financial issues.