View Free Fulton County Marriage Records (Obtain a License)

Search free Fulton County marriage records to conveniently determine someone’s marital status.

The Georgia Open Records Law establishes that this information should be readily accessible to the public. Current records, historical documents, and everything in between can be looked at and even copied if necessary.

This resource provides links to search tools for looking up marriage records in Fulton County, Georgia, and explains how to obtain a marriage license there.

How To Acquire Fulton County Marriage Records on Anyone

Anyone searching for marriage records information in Fulton County can count on the Probate Court to provide them with reliable facts and certified copies of documents.¹

The Fulton County Probate Court assists people at their office and offers no online tool to search for marital records. The local court’s online system only shows cases from the Common Pleas Court and the Eastern and Western Districts. The records pertaining to matters handled by the Probate Court must always be requested directly with them, by mail or in person at their offices.

Concerned citizens who wish to place a request by mail should write to the Probate Court, providing them with information about the copies they wish to obtain. An effective way to do that is to complete a Marriage Record Request form and mail it with payment (in the form of a money order) and a self-addressed, pre-paid envelope for the request to be sent back.²

Visits in person don’t require an appointment, but citizens may conveniently schedule a time to be seen using the Probate Court booking service.³ Each record copy costs $10, and fees paid to the Probate Court aren’t refundable under any circumstances – even if no record is found.

The address below is where mail orders can be sent. At that location, they also see interested people in person.

Fulton County Probate Court
Records Division
136 Pryor Street, SW – 2nd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303

Phone: 404.613.4693
Email: [email protected]

Besides the main office, which is mentioned above, the Fulton County Probate Court also serves the people in two alternative addresses.⁴ Citizens shouldn’t hesitate to visit those locations if they’re more convenient to them, especially if they need help with their Fulton County marital records inquiry. However, they should never mail requests to those addresses (only to the main office).

Fulton County Probate Court
North Service Center
7741 Roswell Rd – Suite 219
Sandy Springs, GA 30350

Phone: 404.613.7638

Fulton County Probate Court
South Service Center
5600 Stonewall Tell Rd – Suite 218
College Park, GA 30349

Phone: 404.612.3048

One thing that readers should be aware of is that the state of Georgia stopped recognizing common-law marriages in 1997. Since that year, people who choose to cohabitate won’t be able to have their relationships acknowledged as informal marriages. Those relationships, even when established before 1997, might not appear in any searches.

When the search is for historical records, there are tools citizens can take advantage of, which will be addressed below.

How To Find Historical & Archived Fulton County Georgia Marital Records

The Fulton County Probate Court possesses records about all marriages in the area since its foundation in 1853. Since there’s no online search tool to facilitate people’s inquiries, those interested in historical records must work directly with them.

When searching for historical documents, a Fulton County marital records search may become a bit more complicated. For that reason, it’s important to be able to rely on different sources of information.

Alternatively to the Probate Court, the Fulton County Library System may be a useful tool when performing genealogical searches.⁵ They have resources, such as lists and indexes, that allow citizens to uncover valuable information about their ancestors and their connections. The Library System has many different locations, all listed online.⁶

Interested people can go to any of them and find support with a librarian. However, those are the main ones:

Central Library
One Margaret Mitchell Square
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Phone: 404.612.8700

Auburn Avenue Research Library
101 Auburn Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30303

Phone: 404.613.4001

How To Check Marriage Records That Took Place in Surrounding Counties or Elsewhere in Georgia

In Georgia, marriages are registered at the county level. When a Fulton County marital records search comes back empty, it may be because the wedding being searched happened and was recorded in a different county.

For situations in which the county where the marriage was recorded isn’t known or when the search on Fulton County yields no results, the Georgia Vital Records Office may be able to help. They are the repository of marriage records from 1952 to 1996 and from 2014 to the present day.

The Vital Records Office provides concerned citizens with two types of documents: marriage certificates and marital verifications.

Marriage certificates are available for marriages between 1952 and 1996. Anyone is allowed to request it. Searchers can complete a request (the file is available to be downloaded on their page) and send it to the Vital Records Office with the payment.

The fee to search for a marriage certificate is $10, and it’s non-refundable – in other words, if a record isn’t found, the payment won’t be returned to the payer.⁷

Marriage verifications, on the other hand, are available for nuptials starting in 2014. For those marriages, the Vital Records Office can’t offer a marriage certificate. The marriage verification can’t be used for official purposes and isn’t certified.

If obtaining a certified copy is necessary, searchers can visit the county indicated on the verification and place a request directly with them.

Just like marriage certificates, verifications cost $10 each, and the fee isn’t refundable if records aren’t found. Citizens can work with the Vital Records Office at their main location or find an alternative location that’s more convenient. A list of local offices is available online.⁸

State Office Vital Records
1680 Phoenix Blvd. – Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30349

Phone: 404.679.4702

How Do I Apply for a Marriage License in Fulton County Georgia?

Couples looking to get married in Fulton County must work with the Probate Court to purchase a marriage license.

As a matter of fact, any Georgia resident is allowed to apply for a marriage license in any county of the state with no restrictions related to their residency. Marriage licenses in Georgia (and, therefore, Fulton County) don’t expire and can be used at any time. However, if a non-resident wishes to apply for a license, they must go to the county where the wedding will be officiated.

Both parties in the couple must appear at the Probate Court in person, be at least 18 years old and bring a valid government ID with them (such as a Driver’s License or a Passport).

The marriage license will cost them $68.50 if they pay full price or $28.50 when the couple shows proof of marriage counseling prior to the application (it must be done at a program approved by the government). Individuals who are 16 or 17 years old can marry with parental consent and if one of the parties is divorced, they should make sure that their decree was properly finalized at least 90 before applying.

The process of applying for a marriage license is quite convenient. The couple should start by completing a Marriage License Application online.⁹ The Probate Court doesn’t require appointments and will see couples on a first-come, first-served basis – therefore, the suggestion is to go to the office with time to spare if waiting becomes necessary.

This is the contact information for the License Division of the Probate Court:

Fulton County Probate Court
License Division
136 Pryor Street, SW – 2nd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303

Phone: 404.613.4692
Email: [email protected]

Being able to search and find marriage records with no hassle makes people better informed and, consequently, better equipped to make decisions about how they wish to connect and relate to individuals in their communities. Accessibility to public records increases transparency and brings a sense of security.

Interested citizens can always feel empowered to run a Fulton County marriage records search as long as they use the information they uncover responsibly.