Lookup Garfield County Marriage Records

Garfield County Marriage Records Office

Marriage and civil union licenses are handled by the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder, not the state court Clerk of Court. The Glenwood Springs office is at 109 8th Street, Suite 200, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601, with phone 970-384-3700 ext. 1950. The Rifle office is at 195 W. 14th Street, Building D, Rifle, CO 81652, with phone 970-625-0882. Research captured appointment windows of Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. for both locations.

The Clerk and Recorder also provides certified marriage license copy forms in English and Spanish. Court case files are different. Divorce decrees and family court orders are District Court records and should not be requested through the marriage license page unless the requested item is a marriage or civil union record.

The Garfield County marriage and civil union licenses page is the local source for offices, appointment times, ID rules, license validity, return deadlines, and certified-copy forms.

That office source is the correct starting point for Garfield County marriage records and certified marriage-license copies.

Apply for a Garfield County Marriage License

Applicants should contact or schedule with the Clerk and Recorder office in Glenwood Springs or Rifle. Both applicants must be prepared to prove identity, and applicants under 18 need a court order before a license can be issued. Divorced applicants must provide the date of divorce, court type, and court location. If the divorce occurred within six months of the application, court documents are required.

1. Choose the Glenwood Springs or Rifle Clerk and Recorder office and confirm appointment availability.
2. Bring acceptable identification, such as a current Colorado driver's license, out-of-state ID, military ID, certified birth certificate with photo ID, or Colorado Digital ID.
3. Provide divorce history information if either applicant was previously divorced.
4. Obtain the license, which is valid upon issuance and must be solemnized in Colorado within 35 days.
5. Return the completed license to the Clerk and Recorder within 63 days after the ceremony.

Garfield County Marriage Application Fields

The official research captured the practical field and requirement inventory for a Garfield County marriage license application. The Clerk and Recorder may require more detail during the actual application, but these are the documented fields and conditions that affect most applicants.

Garfield County Marriage and Divorce Fees

The research captured court copy and certification fees, plus the statutory late-return fee for marriage licenses. It did not locate a current official dollar amount for the marriage license fee or certified marriage copy fee in the captured page text. Those amounts should be confirmed with the Clerk and Recorder before applying or ordering copies.

Search Garfield County Marriage Records

Marriage record lookup should use the Clerk and Recorder's marriage page and certified-copy forms. A person searching older marriage material may also need to contact the Clerk and Recorder directly because the Clerk and Recorder, not the District Court clerk, holds the marriage license record. The Garfield County recorded-document portal is for recorded documents and is not the same as a District Court divorce case search.

Useful marriage search details include the names of the spouses, approximate marriage date, whether the license was issued by Garfield County, and whether a certified copy is needed. A certified copy is the safer request when the record will be used for benefits, name change, immigration, insurance, or legal proof.

Note: Do not route divorce decree requests to the marriage license office; divorce records are District Court domestic relations records.

Find Garfield County Divorce Records

Colorado divorces are District Court domestic relations cases. For Garfield County divorce records, use the Colorado Judicial record/document request form and select Divorce as the case type, Garfield County as the county or location, and the documents needed. Common divorce document options include Divorce Decree, Parenting Plan, Separation Agreement, Support Order, and Petition.

The request form asks for the case number if known, the filing year, party names, date of birth if known, and other identifying case information. If the case is older or the case number is not known, party names, year, date of birth, and Garfield County location help the Clerk of Court locate the file. Protected information may be redacted, and access may be limited when the file contains child, financial, identifying, or sealed material.

The Colorado court record and document request form is the official request route for Garfield County divorce decrees and related court orders.

The state request form keeps divorce records separate from the Clerk and Recorder's marriage license workflow.

Garfield County Divorce Forms

New divorce filings use Colorado Judicial Branch family and divorce forms, localized by filing in Garfield County District Court when venue is proper. Existing records use the record request route rather than a new filing packet. The court form index also includes related family categories, including support, parenting, modification, and other domestic-relations forms.

The Colorado Judicial Branch self-help forms page is the official source for statewide family, divorce, probate, traffic, small claims, protection order, criminal, and other form categories.

The form index helps with new filings, while the record/document request form helps with copies of existing Garfield County divorce records.

Certified Copies and Restrictions

Certified marriage copies come from the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder. Certified divorce decrees and certified family court orders come from the Clerk of Court through the Colorado Judicial request process. Certification or exemplification for a court document is a separate request and carries the documented $20 per-document court fee.

Domestic relations files may contain restricted material. Financial account data, minor identifiers, protected addresses, child-related details, and sealed or suppressed information may be redacted or withheld. The record request form warns that suppressed cases, juvenile and probate records, and documents with confidential or protected information may require U.S. government-issued photo ID.

Garfield County Vital Record Contacts

The local marriage office and the court record office are both in the Glenwood Springs courthouse area, but they are different custodians. The Rifle Clerk and Recorder branch gives western Garfield County residents a second marriage-license office. Divorce records still use the court record process tied to District Court domestic relations cases.