Boone County Marriage License Access
The Boone County Clerk marriage license page is the local source for marriage license fees and county rules. Boone County issues marriage licenses through the County Clerk at the courthouse in Lebanon. Indiana residents apply in the county where they live, but once issued, the license may be used anywhere in Indiana. If neither applicant lives in Indiana, the couple must apply in the county where the ceremony will take place, so a Boone County ceremony for out-of-state applicants points back to the Boone County Clerk.
Both applicants should treat the online application as a pre-application, not as the final license. The Indiana Judicial Branch marriage license service allows couples to begin online, but the clerk finalizes the license. The license is valid for 60 days from issuance. Indiana allows couples to marry as early as the same day the license is issued, but a license that is not used within the 60-day period requires a new application.
The state page gives the core age rule. The clerk may issue a license when both applicants are 18 or older. Applicants who are 16 or 17 face additional state restrictions, including the four-year age-gap rule and a juvenile court order approving the marriage and fully emancipating the under-18 applicant.
The local license source is shown in the manifest image from the Boone County Clerk marriage license page.
That local source matters because Boone County fees and residency rules sit beside the statewide Indiana application process.
Apply for Boone County Marriage Records
A new Boone County marriage license starts with eligibility and residency. Gather legal names, birth dates, residence information, prior-marriage facts if they apply, and identification before using the state application. A couple should also decide whether Boone County is the correct issuing county. Indiana residents use their home county. Nonresidents use the Indiana county where the ceremony will occur.
- Start the Indiana online marriage license application and enter both applicants' legal identity and residence details.
- Confirm Boone County is the correct county for issuance based on residence or ceremony location.
- Bring valid identification to the Boone County Clerk so the office can finalize the license.
- Pay the local license fee listed by the Boone County Clerk.
- Use the license within 60 days or apply again if the ceremony does not occur in time.
Note: An online marriage application does not create a certified Boone County marriage record until the clerk issues and records the license.
Boone County Marriage Application Fields
The statewide application asks for information the clerk needs to confirm identity, residence, and eligibility. Sensitive fields should be supplied only through the official state application or at the clerk counter. Boone County research did not locate a separate local PDF with a different field set, so the field inventory below follows the Indiana application path and the local clerk finalization step.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Applicant 1 legal name | Yes | Use the full legal name used for identification. |
| Applicant 2 legal name | Yes | Use the full legal name used for identification. |
| Date of birth / age | Yes | Used to confirm adult eligibility or under-18 court-order requirements. |
| Residence county and state | Yes | Determines whether Boone County is the correct issuing county. |
| Identification | Yes | Valid ID is required at clerk finalization; confirm current ID rules with the clerk. |
| Social Security number | Likely yes | Do not send sensitive data through ordinary email or unofficial channels. |
| Prior marriage information | Likely yes | Prior marriage status and dates may be needed in the state application. |
| Ceremony county | Conditional | Important when neither applicant is an Indiana resident. |
Boone County Marriage and Divorce Fees
Boone County's fee schedule separates license fees, court filing fees, and copy fees. Marriage license fees come from the clerk's marriage page. Divorce filing and certified-copy fees come from the clerk fee page because a divorce is a court case, usually filed as dissolution of marriage or legal separation. A certified copy of a court decree costs more than a plain page copy because the clerk must attest the copy.
| Item | Amount / Note |
|---|---|
| Boone County resident marriage license | $29.00 |
| Out-of-state or nonresident marriage license | $69.00 cash when neither applicant lives in Indiana and the ceremony is in Boone County |
| Extra certified marriage copy | $4.00 each per local fee information near marriage-license materials |
| Dissolution of marriage / legal separation filing | $177.00 |
| Certified pleadings or decrees | $3.00 certification plus $1.00 per page |
| Plain copies | $0.10 per page, not including orders |
| Orders | $1.00 per page |
The Boone County Clerk fines and court costs page is the local source for dissolution filing and copy charges.
Search Boone County Marriage Records
Marriage copies are clerk records. A person who needs proof of a Boone County marriage should contact the County Clerk with the parties' names, approximate license date, and copy type needed. Older Boone County marriage record research may also use the clerk's genealogy channel when the request is historical rather than a current legal copy.
The Boone County Clerk genealogy page is useful when the record need is family history. For a legal name change, benefits, passport work, immigration file, or court filing, ask for the certified marriage record instead of an uncertified search result. Certified copies are ordered through the clerk, and the clerk should confirm the current fee and delivery method.
The statewide marriage application screen is represented by the manifest image from the Indiana marriage license service.
Use the state source for starting a license and the Boone County Clerk for the local issuance, copy, and certification steps.
Find Boone County Divorce Records
Boone County divorce records are court records, not state vital records. Search public divorce case information in Indiana MyCase by party name or cause number, then use Boone County court filters when needed. Divorce cases may appear under dissolution of marriage, dissolution with children, dissolution without children, legal separation, or older domestic relations labels.
A divorce docket can show the case number, parties, court, filing date, events, hearings, orders, and disposition when those details are public. Family cases can also contain protected data, child-related filings, financial account information, and sealed documents. A public MyCase entry does not mean every filing can be downloaded. Certified divorce decrees or orders are requested from the Boone County Clerk.
The local divorce source in the manifest comes from the Boone County Clerk divorce information page.
That page confirms the clerk contact path, which is the practical route when a decree must be certified.
Certified Boone County Copies
Certified marriage and divorce records serve different legal needs. A certified marriage record proves the marriage license was issued and recorded. A certified divorce decree proves the court order or judgment is a true copy of the court record. Boone County users often need certified copies for benefits, licensing, name changes, title work, immigration packets, or filings in another court.
For a certified divorce decree, search MyCase first if the cause number is unknown. Then contact the Boone County Clerk with the cause number, party names, document requested, copy type, and desired pickup or mailing method. For a certified marriage copy, give the names used at the time of the license and the approximate date. Do not assume that a screen print from an online search will be accepted where a certified copy is required.
Note: Divorce decrees come from the Boone County Clerk, while new marriage licenses start with the Indiana application and local clerk issuance.
Boone County Clerk Contact
The County Clerk is the local counter for Boone County marriage records, divorce decree copies, copy charges, and questions about whether a record can be certified. The office also supports court filings and judgments, so it is the right place to confirm whether a family document is available online, at the counter, or only to a party or attorney.
Boone County Clerk
Clerk: Lisa Bruder
212 Courthouse Square
Lebanon, IN 46052
765-482-3510
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.