Perry County Marriage License Office
Marriage records in Perry County are handled through the Perry County Orphans' Court and Register and Recorder functions. That office is the local point for marriage license work, marriage record questions, and certified copies for licenses issued or recorded by Perry County. The county also links a Landex application channel, but the online form is not a stand-alone marriage certificate. It starts the application process and sends the applicants into the county-controlled review, identity, payment, and issuance process.
Pennsylvania requires a marriage license before solemnization, and state marriage rules are found in 23 Pa.C.S. Chapter 13. Applicants should use the county page for the local application path, then follow office instructions for any appointment, proof of identity, prior-marriage documentation, waiting period, and payment. If a past marriage ended by divorce, death, or annulment, the application may ask for details so the office can confirm eligibility under state law.
The Landex Perry County marriage application is the county-linked online start point for a Perry County marriage license.
The online application helps collect applicant data before the county office reviews and issues the license.
Apply for Perry County Marriage Records
The marriage license process has two parts: the data-entry step and the county-office step. The Landex form gathers names, addresses, date and place of birth, prior marriage information, and related details for both applicants. The Orphans' Court office then controls review, payment, and final license issuance. Applicants should not treat a submitted online form as proof that a license has been issued until the county office completes the remaining steps.
- Start at the Perry County Orphans' Court page and choose the linked Landex marriage application for Perry County.
- Enter both applicants' legal names, addresses, birth details, and contact information as the portal requests.
- Disclose prior marriage details when the form asks for divorce, death, or annulment information.
- Follow county instructions for identity review, appointment handling, fee payment, and any waiting period required by Pennsylvania law.
- After the ceremony, make sure the officiant returns the license for recording so certified marriage copies can be issued later.
Certified marriage records come from the county office that issued or recorded the license. A couple who needs a certified copy for a name change, benefits, immigration, pension, or legal filing should request a certified record from Perry County rather than relying on a saved application screen.
Perry County Marriage Application Fields
The Perry County marriage application collects enough information for the Orphans' Court office to identify both applicants and test eligibility. The fields are not the same as a public marriage index. They are application fields used before a license is approved and later returned for recording. Some details may be used by the office but not made public in the same form.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant 1 name | Text | Yes | Legal name for the first applicant. |
| Applicant 1 address/contact | Text | Yes | Address and contact fields used by the office. |
| Applicant 1 date/place of birth | Date/text | Yes | Identity and age information. |
| Applicant 1 prior marriage | Checkbox/text | Conditional | Divorce, death, or annulment details if previously married. |
| Applicant 2 name | Text | Yes | Legal name for the second applicant. |
| Applicant 2 address/contact | Text | Yes | Address and contact fields used by the office. |
| Applicant 2 date/place of birth | Date/text | Yes | Identity and age information. |
| Ceremony / officiant information | Text | May be optional | Used for licensing and return of the marriage record when requested. |
The Pennsylvania marriage license law source is also part of the assigned record set for Perry County marriage records.
State law sets the license framework, while Perry County handles the local application and record copy process.
Perry County Divorce and Copy Fees
Perry County research captured the official 2026 Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts fee schedule for civil and criminal clerk work. Divorce is a Prothonotary filing, so the divorce filing amount below comes from that fee schedule. Marriage license and Orphans' Court-specific amounts were not captured in the official research set, so they are not stated here. Applicants should confirm current marriage license cost with the Orphans' Court office before applying.
| Item | Amount | Office |
|---|---|---|
| Divorce complaint | $143.15 | Prothonotary |
| Certification | $9.10 | Prothonotary / Clerk fee schedule |
| Copies | $0.40 per page | Prothonotary / Clerk fee schedule |
| Microfilm copies | $1.00 per page | Prothonotary / Clerk fee schedule |
| Marriage license | Not captured in official research | Orphans' Court |
Note: Perry County Orphans' Court fees should be verified with the issuing office because the exact marriage-license fee was not captured in the provided official research.
Look Up Perry County Marriage Records
A Perry County marriage record search is most direct when the requester knows both spouses' names, the approximate marriage date, and whether Perry County issued the license. The Landex portal is for application intake, not a broad public index of all marriages. For a certified marriage copy, the practical channel is the county Orphans' Court / Register and Recorder office because that office controls the issued record.
Requesters should be clear about the copy type. A plain informational copy may be useful for personal reference, but legal uses often require certification. The office may ask for names as they appeared when the license was issued, a date range, requester contact information, and payment. If the marriage took place elsewhere, the copy request should go to the county that issued the license, not the county where the ceremony happened or where the couple later lived.
Find Perry County Divorce Records
Divorce records are not held by the Orphans' Court. They are civil-family Common Pleas records kept by the Perry County Prothonotary. The county Prothonotary page lists divorce among the filings handled by that office, along with custody, civil suits, judgments, District Justice appeals, name changes, PFA matters, and liens. A public docket may show case number, caption, filing date, entries, and status, but it may not provide every filed document online.
Use the Pennsylvania UJS Case Search first when a public docket sheet is enough or when a case number is needed before contacting the Prothonotary. Complete divorce files and certified divorce decrees route through the Prothonotary at 2 East Main Street, PO Box 325, New Bloomfield, PA 17068, phone 717-582-2131, fax 717-582-5167, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Restricted Perry County Divorce Records
Some Perry County divorce records are public only in part. Divorce dockets may be searchable, while custody records, child identifiers, confidential addresses, financial account data, PFA-related details, and sealed filings may be restricted under Pennsylvania court public-access policy. A docket entry may show that a filing exists without making the filing image available to the public.
For older records or files that are not visible online, the Prothonotary can identify the local request process. The office can help locate civil-family case records, but it cannot give legal advice about divorce, custody, service, decree entry, or sealing. A person who needs to change or challenge a divorce record should use court forms, counsel, or a self-help source rather than asking the clerk to alter the file informally.