Find Eagle County Marriage Records

Eagle County Marriage and Divorce Split

Marriage records in Eagle County are handled by the Eagle County Clerk and Recorder, not the state court clerk. That office issues marriage licenses and civil unions, records completed certificates, and maintains recorded-document images through the Recording Division. The court clerk still matters for family-law case files, but it is not the place to start for a marriage license search.

Divorce records are different. A dissolution of marriage is filed in Colorado District Court, so decrees, permanent orders, child-support orders, parenting plans, motions, and case-file copies route through Eagle Combined Courts and the District Court records request process. The distinction is practical. Acclaim can help find an Eagle County marriage record, while a certified divorce decree should come from the court that handled the case.

The Clerk and Recorder office page also sends court case information, jury duty, and small claims questions back to the 5th Judicial District. That routing note is useful when a name search brings up both recorded instruments and family court case terms.

Eagle County Marriage License Steps

Eagle County uses an online marriage application followed by an appointment with the Recording Office. The county says the online application should be submitted no more than ninety days before the day the license is issued, and the license must be issued within thirty-five days of the ceremony date. The license cannot be issued after the ceremony has already taken place.

Both applicants must appear for the appointment and provide valid identification. The county accepts current U.S. driver's licenses, current passports, Colorado Digital ID, original or certified birth certificates with English translation plus valid photo ID, and military identification cards. Consular cards, city or county detention center ID cards, novelty IDs, and souvenir hospital birth certificates are not accepted. Blood tests are not required, and citizenship is not required.

1. Submit the online marriage application and record the application number after submission.
2. Complete Party One and Party Two details, including parent information where required by the form.
3. Schedule the issuance appointment before the ceremony and make sure both applicants can attend.
4. Bring valid identification and pay the license fee by cash, check, or credit card.
5. After the ceremony, return the certificate to the Recording Office so the marriage record can be recorded.

Note: Colorado marriage licenses may be issued by any Colorado county clerk, but the license is valid only for a Colorado ceremony.

Eagle County Marriage Office Sources

The county's Clerk and Recorder office page is the starting point for office locations, department email addresses, and the split between recording and court case services.

That source supports the main custody rule for Eagle County marriage records: the county recording office handles licenses and recorded certificates.

The Eagle County recording services page explains how recorded documents are searched, purchased, indexed, and printed.

Recording service rules matter for marriage copies because the completed certificate becomes a recorded public document after it is returned.

Eagle County Marriage Search Fields

The Eagle County Acclaim Official Records Search is the public recorded-document portal. It supports the county's official records menu and a dedicated marriage search path. The portal is useful for locating a recorded marriage, but account controls may be needed for purchases or other account features.

The Acclaim portal landing page shows the official recorded-document search environment used for Eagle County marriage records and other recording records.

Acclaim is not a District Court divorce file system, so users should keep marriage searches separate from decree requests.

Eagle County Marriage Record Fees

Eagle County publishes marriage and recording fees for the license and recorded-document access. The county marriage page lists the license fee and the price for additional certified copies. Recording services list online document purchase fees and account options for frequent users. Divorce filing and divorce decree copy amounts were not located in the assigned research, so those court fees should be confirmed with Eagle Combined Courts before filing or ordering.

Lookup Eagle County Marriage Records

The Acclaim marriage search is the direct online route for Eagle County marriage records. A search should use the names as they may have appeared on the application or certificate. If the record is older, recording services explain that historical indexes from 1879 through 1986 may need to be searched first by grantor or grantee folder, year, and letter group before using book and page references in the modern system.

The Acclaim marriage page is the portal path assigned by the county for marriage record lookup.

The dedicated marriage search is the cleaner path when the user needs a license or certificate rather than a broad real-property search.

The Recording Division can also be contacted by phone or email for copy process questions. The research identifies recording@eaglecounty.us, phone 970-328-8723, and mailing address P.O. Box 537, Eagle, CO 81631. In-person options include Eagle, El Jebel, or Edwards recording locations, but hours differ by office.

Eagle County Certificate Return Rules

The county marriage page says the completed certificate must be returned to the Recording Office within sixty-three days of issuance. Return can be by mail to Eagle County Clerk, P.O. Box 537, Eagle, CO 81631, or in person at the Eagle or El Jebel Recording Offices. Once received, the license is recorded into the public record, and the original plus any certified copies requested are provided to the applicants.

The Eagle County marriage license and civil union page gives the application timing, ID, fee, and return rules for Eagle County marriage records.

Those return rules explain why a recently issued license may not appear as a recorded marriage until the signed certificate has been sent back and recorded.

Eagle County Divorce Records Path

Divorce records in Eagle County are District Court records. A divorce file may include the petition for dissolution, summons, response, financial disclosures, parenting plan, support orders, decree, permanent orders, motions, and later modification filings. Public access can be limited when the file contains child information, protected financial identifiers, or sealed material.

For a certified divorce decree, use the Colorado Judicial Branch court-record request route or contact Eagle Combined Courts. Docket and case-status checks can start with the statewide docket search or a paid register-of-actions search, but those sources do not provide certified copies or complete case documents. A natural internal comparison is the broader Eagle County court records process, which covers docket, vendor, and courthouse channels for state case files.

Eagle County Divorce Help Contacts

Family-law support in Eagle County is tied to the 5th Judicial District. The family court facilitator is Laurie Mactavish at 970-328-8566 and laurie.mactavish@judicial.state.co.us. The self-represented litigant coordinator contact is 05SelfHelp@judicial.state.co.us and 970-328-7036. These contacts help users find court forms and process information, but they do not replace legal advice.

For local record routing, Sheriff James van Beek and the Eagle County Sheriff's Office handle law-enforcement records, while MaLinda Hollis and Eagle Combined Courts handle divorce case records. That office split keeps marriage, divorce, sheriff, and county CORA requests in separate channels.

Divorce records and marriage records may be needed together for a name change, benefits issue, remarriage question, or family-history search. The key is custody. Marriage licenses and recorded certificates go to the Clerk and Recorder. Divorce decrees and domestic relations orders go to the District Court, which also handles related family case records in Eagle County.

If the request involves an older marriage record, check the historical recording indexes before assuming the modern portal has enough search detail.

Note: Certified divorce decrees should come from Eagle Combined Courts, not from the county Acclaim recorded-document portal.