Columbia County Marriage License Office
Marriage-license work in Columbia County is processed through the Clerk of the Orphans' Court function. The local research places that work with the Prothonotary/Clerk/Orphans' Court office at the Columbia County Courthouse, 35 West Main Street / PO Box 380, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. The office phone is 570-389-5614. Search-result text for the Prothonotary page states that marriage licenses and passports are processed Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., which is shorter than the general courthouse day listed by the Pennsylvania judiciary.
A person looking for Columbia County marriage records should keep the license office separate from the Recorder online land-record system. The Recorder access page relates to official recorded instruments and online minutes. Marriage-license copies route through the Orphans' Court license function, and the located source text says copy requests need the date of marriage and the names used at the time of application. Those two facts are the most useful starting points when the exact license number is not known.
Clerk of the Orphans' Court
Columbia County Courthouse
35 West Main Street / PO Box 380
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
570-389-5614
Marriage licenses and passports: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Apply for Columbia County Marriage Records
The research did not locate a full Columbia County online marriage application field list, so the safest route is direct contact with the Orphans' Court license office before travel. The source text does confirm the office, the phone number, the processing window, and the copy-request identifiers. Applicants should not assume that general courthouse hours apply to marriage-license service, and they should confirm identification, age, and eligibility requirements with the office because local application details were not accessible in the official pages reviewed.
- Call the Prothonotary/Clerk/Orphans' Court office at 570-389-5614 to confirm current marriage-license processing requirements.
- Plan the visit during the marriage-license processing window listed for Columbia County, not just the courthouse's general hours.
- Bring the names that will be used on the application and current identification if the office confirms ID is required.
- Ask the office whether any local waiting period, appointment rule, or payment method applies before appearing in Bloomsburg.
- After the marriage is recorded, request copies by giving the date of marriage and both names as they appeared at application.
Because no official fee amount was accessible in the located Columbia County marriage-license source text, fee copy should be verified by phone or on the county office page before payment. That avoids using an outdated statewide estimate or a fee from another Pennsylvania county.
Columbia County Marriage Copy Fields
The only marriage copy fields confirmed by official search-result text are the date of marriage and the names used at the time of application. Pennsylvania marriage-license applications generally ask for identity and eligibility information, but the Columbia County field inventory was not accessible through the located public pages. A narrow field table is more accurate than a broad list that may not match the local form.
| Field | Use | Research Status |
|---|---|---|
| Date of marriage | Helps staff locate the recorded license or certificate copy. | Confirmed for copy requests. |
| Names at application | Matches the record under the names used when the license was issued. | Confirmed for copy requests. |
| Photo identification | May be required for an application or certified-copy request. | Verify with the office. |
| Age and eligibility details | May be part of the application process. | Local field list not accessible. |
The Columbia/Montour Domestic Relations page is separate from the marriage-license office, but it is relevant when a family case also involves child or spousal support orders. The Domestic Relations office assists the court with support matters throughout Columbia and Montour Counties from 11 West Main Street, 2nd Floor, Bloomsburg.
Columbia County Marriage and Divorce Fees
Fee handling should stay tied to the office that owns the record. The research found a Prothonotary/Orphans/Criminal Court fee bill effective January 1, 2025, but the accessible text exposed criminal and custody examples, not a marriage-license amount or certified marriage-copy amount. It also found a custody complaint filing fee of $150.25 in a 2025 custody packet, which is useful for family filings but is not the same as a divorce filing fee.
| Item | Amount Located | Where to Verify |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage license | Not located in accessible official text. | Clerk of the Orphans' Court, 570-389-5614. |
| Certified marriage copy | Not located in accessible official text. | Clerk of the Orphans' Court, 570-389-5614. |
| Divorce filing or copy | Not located in accessible official text. | Prothonotary, 570-389-5614. |
| Initial custody complaint | $150.25 located in 2025 custody packet text. | Prothonotary fee bill and office confirmation. |
Fee tables change. When a Columbia County divorce file, marriage certificate, or custody-related record is needed for legal use, confirm the current charge and payment method before mailing a request or visiting the courthouse.
Search Columbia County Marriage Records
Columbia County marriage records do not have a fully documented public search portal in the located research. The access path is office-based: contact the Clerk of the Orphans' Court function, provide the date of marriage, and give the names as they appeared when the application was made. If the request is for a certified copy, ask whether the office needs a written request, identification, or a mailed payment.
The 26th Judicial District Domestic Relations page supplied the manifest image for this record family because some marriage and divorce issues connect to support enforcement. That office is not the marriage-license custodian, but it shows how family records in Columbia County may split between the courthouse and a nearby support office.
Use Domestic Relations for support-order questions, and use the Orphans' Court license office for Columbia County marriage records and license copies.
Find Columbia County Divorce Records
Divorce records in Columbia County are Common Pleas civil and family filings associated with the Prothonotary. A public docket can often be located through Pennsylvania UJS Case Search when the case is available for remote docket access. Full files, certified decrees, and official copies route to the Prothonotary because the Prothonotary maintains civil Common Pleas records, family filings, judgments, and copy or certification requests.
Family access is narrower than ordinary civil access. The Case Records Public Access Policy limits remote family court case records mainly to docket-level material, orders, opinions, filing date, case type, party name, city/state/ZIP, and counsel information. Confidential financial records, custody details, minor information, and settlement documents may be withheld from remote display even when the docket itself is public.
| Divorce Record Item | Where It Usually Appears | Access Note |
|---|---|---|
| Public docket | UJS Case Search when remote access is available. | Useful for docket number, filing date, party names, and case status. |
| Certified decree | Prothonotary civil/family file. | Request from the custodian, not from Domestic Relations. |
| Support order | Domestic Relations records when child or spousal support is involved. | Related family record, but not the divorce decree. |
| Confidential filings | May be in the court file but withheld from remote access. | Financial, custody, settlement, and minor details may be limited. |
For a certified divorce decree, start with the docket number if it is known. If it is not known, search by party name in UJS, then contact the Prothonotary with the docket number, party names, and document type requested. Complex or voluminous requests may need to be written under Pennsylvania's judiciary access policy.
Note: Support records at Domestic Relations are not the same as a certified divorce decree from the Prothonotary.
Certified Columbia County Family Copies
Certified copies are official copies authenticated by the custodian. In Columbia County, the right custodian depends on the record. Marriage-copy requests go to the Clerk of the Orphans' Court function. Divorce decrees and divorce docket files go to the Prothonotary. Support-order questions may involve Domestic Relations, but that office does not replace the Prothonotary for the divorce decree.
A practical request should include the record type, names, date or approximate date, docket number if known, and whether a certified or plain copy is needed. If the file is old, complex, or not visible online, the public-access policy allows the custodian to require a written request specific enough to identify the record.
When the record is needed for remarriage, benefits, immigration, school, insurance, title, or a court filing, ask for the exact copy type the receiving agency requires. A docket printout may show that a divorce case exists, but it may not be accepted as proof of a final decree. Likewise, an uncertified marriage copy may be helpful for personal reference while still falling short for a formal legal transaction.
Columbia County requesters should also keep timing in mind. Recent court entries may not appear immediately on the public docket, and older files may need staff research. Calling the office before mailing a request can confirm whether staff can locate the record by name and date or whether the docket number is needed first.