Find Lamar County Marriage Records

Getting a Marriage License in Lamar County

Marriage licenses are issued by Lamar County Probate Court, located at 326 Thomaston Street, Barnesville, GA 30204. The Probate Court is led by Judge Kathryn B. Martin and can be reached at 770-358-5155. Posted hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday. The court lists staff email contacts at machele@lamarprobate.com, susan@lamarprobate.com, and rolonda@lamarprobate.com.

The local process starts online at GeorgiaProbateRecords.com, then continues by appointment with Probate Court. Applicants are instructed to bring picture ID. If either applicant has been married before, the court requires proof showing how the prior marriage was dissolved. Local payment instructions for marriage licenses and weapons carry licenses say payment is accepted by cash or check.

The Georgia Probate Records marriage search is the online search point for participating probate-court marriage records.

Use that search for marriage-license lookup fields, but contact Lamar Probate Court when a certified copy, appointment, or missing record requires local staff review.

How to Apply for a Marriage License

The online application is a starting step, not the whole license process. Lamar Probate Court tells applicants to begin at Georgia Probate Records and then call 770-358-5155 for an appointment to finish. Both applicants should be prepared with identity information, prior-marriage dissolution proof when applicable, and the local payment method accepted by the court.

The online marriage application is where Lamar applicants begin the license workflow before contacting Probate Court.

The appointment with Probate Court completes the local office portion, so applicants should not treat online submission alone as issuance of the license.

1. Open Georgia Probate Records and choose Marriage Application.
2. Select Lamar County and complete the applicant fields shown by the portal.
3. Call Lamar Probate Court at 770-358-5155 to schedule the appointment to finish.
4. Bring picture ID for the appointment.
5. Bring proof of dissolution for any prior marriage and pay by cash or check.

Marriage License Application Fields

The Georgia Probate Records application uses applicant 1 and applicant 2 language and asks for identifying and family information. The research captured county selection, applicant names, surname and maiden-name fields, parents' names, planned marriage date, planned marriage city, planned marriage county, relationship, and submit/cancel controls. Portal validation controls which fields must be completed before submission.

Lamar County Marriage and Divorce Fees

Lamar-specific marriage license fee amounts and Superior Court divorce filing fee amounts were not published in the researched county text, so those amounts should be confirmed with the office before filing or requesting copies. State vital records materials do provide marriage-record copy pricing: Georgia.gov lists a $10 marriage record fee and $5 for each additional copy. Lamar County's general open-records page lists $0.10 per regular copy page and staff time after the first 15 minutes under O.C.G.A. 50-18-71(b).

The Georgia.gov vital records request page gives state-level payment and fee information for marriage records.

Use the state fee information for Georgia vital-record requests, and use Lamar Probate Court or the Superior Court clerk for local court-copy questions.

How to Look Up Lamar County Marriage Records

Start with the Georgia Probate Records marriage search for online lookup. The search fields include county, groom first and last name, bride first and last name, issued date range, marriage date range, recorded date range, Search, and Reset. If the record is not found online, contact Lamar Probate Court because Georgia Archives notes that, with few exceptions, post-1900 marriage records are available from the probate judge of the county where the marriage was recorded.

The Georgia Department of Public Health Lamar County Probate Court location page confirms the local Probate Court as a vital-records location.

That state listing supports the local route for marriage-record questions while the Probate Court remains the practical counter for appointments and local certified-copy details.

How to Find Lamar County Divorce Records

Divorce records are different from marriage records. Divorce case files are Superior Court records because Georgia Superior Court has domestic-relations jurisdiction. A divorce search, certified final decree request, or case-file copy request should start with the Lamar County Clerk of Superior / Juvenile Court, Caleb Tyson, at 326 Thomaston Street, Barnesville, GA 30204. The phone number is 770-358-5145, fax is 770-358-5814, and posted hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

A divorce file may include pleadings, service documents, motions, orders, hearing entries, custody or support terms, settlement material, and the final decree. Some family-law content, minor information, financial identifiers, adoption-related content, and sealed filings may be restricted or redacted. State vital-record channels may verify some divorce events, but the case file and decree belong with the court clerk.

Getting Certified Copies

Certified marriage copies may be available through Lamar Probate Court or the State Office of Vital Records, depending on the record and the type of certificate or verification needed. Certified divorce decrees should be requested from the Superior Court clerk because the decree is part of the court case file. For either office, provide names, approximate date, record type, case number if known, number of copies, mailing or pickup preference, and a phone number or email for follow-up.

The Georgia DPH marriage records page explains state certified copies, applications, certificates, and verifications.

Use DPH for state vital-record services, but use Lamar Probate Court for the local license office and Superior Court for divorce case-file material.

Georgia Vital Records Office

The State Office of Vital Records provides certified copies of Georgia marriage applications, certificates, and verifications. Georgia.gov lists accepted payment methods that include certified check, money order, Visa or MasterCard for walk-in or online orders, and cash or debit for walk-in requests. Georgia Archives is useful for older research context, but its page states that many post-1900 marriage records are not held by the Archives and should be requested from the county probate judge where recorded.

The Georgia Archives vital records page explains when marriage records are held by county probate offices rather than the archives.

That distinction is important for Lamar County because Probate Court is the county office for marriage licenses and marriage-record access.