Grant County Marriage License
Marriage licenses in Grant County are issued by the Grant County Clerk, not by District Court. The Clerk's Office is at 1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City, NM 88061, and its main phone number is 575-574-0042. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Both applicants must appear in person at the County Clerk's Office. The official county marriage page says the Marriage Application Information Form is available at the office, so an online application should not be assumed.
Applicants need proof of age and identity, usually a government-issued photo ID. The license can be purchased any time before the ceremony and may be used for a ceremony anywhere in New Mexico. After the ceremony, the signed license must be returned to the Clerk within 90 days. For applicants who are 16 or 17, the county requires an original or certified birth certificate and written consent from each living parent listed on the birth certificate. If a listed parent is deceased, a certified death certificate is required. If consent is not available, District Judge authorization is required.
The Grant County recording fee schedule is one source used for the marriage license and copy amounts listed below.
The fee schedule matters because certified marriage records are county clerk records, while certified divorce decrees are requested through District Court.
Apply for Grant County Marriage
A Grant County marriage license is an in-person clerk transaction. The county source does not publish a confirmed online application path, and the research did not locate an official web form that can be submitted before visiting. The practical way to avoid a failed trip is to gather ID, confirm any minor-consent or court-authorization documents, and call the Clerk's Office if the applicants have a special circumstance.
- Gather government-issued photo ID for both applicants and any required minor-consent, birth certificate, death certificate, or judge-authorization documents.
- Both applicants appear at the Grant County Clerk during posted office hours.
- Complete the Marriage Application Information Form at the Clerk's Office.
- Pay the license fee by cash, debit card, or credit card. The county marriage page says personal checks are not accepted for the application fee.
- Use the license for a ceremony anywhere in New Mexico.
- Return the signed license to the Grant County Clerk within 90 days after the ceremony.
- Request certified marriage copies by mail with the official order form and payment, or contact the Clerk for current in-person copy options.
Note: New Mexico under-age marriage rules are narrow, so applicants under 18 should contact the Clerk before appearing.
Grant County Marriage Copy Fields
The located form inventory is for certified marriage-copy orders, not a pre-filed online license application. It shows what the Clerk needs to identify the marriage record and mail copies. A request that lacks the marriage date, spouse names, mailing address, or phone number may be delayed because the Clerk must match the request to an existing county marriage license record.
The Grant County marriage certified-copy form is the source for the field inventory below.
Those fields help distinguish a certified marriage copy request from a general public-records request or a divorce decree request.
| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Text/date | Yes | Date of the copy request. |
| Mail copies to: Name | Text | Yes | Requester or mailing recipient. |
| Mailing Address | Text | Yes | Street address or P.O. box. |
| City, State and ZIP Code | Text | Yes | Mailing destination for the certified copy. |
| Contact Phone Number | Text | Yes | Allows clerk staff to resolve request problems. |
| Date of Marriage | Text/date | Yes | Marriage date used to locate the license. |
| Spouse names | Text | Yes | Include names and maiden name if applicable. |
| Fee | Payment | Yes | Mail the form with check or money order. |
Grant County Marriage Divorce Fees
Marriage fees come from the Grant County Clerk sources. Divorce filing fees come from the Sixth Judicial District domestic filing materials. The research did not locate a Grant County-specific certified divorce decree copy cost or decree request form, so certified decree copy requests should go to the District Court Clerk for the current copy and certification amount.
| Record or filing | Amount | Where handled |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage license fee | $55 | Grant County Clerk |
| Marriage license or certificate replacement | $10 each | Grant County Clerk |
| Certification of marriage license | $2.50 | Grant County Clerk |
| Certified marriage-copy order | $2.50 | Mail order with check or money order |
| District Court domestic filing | $137 unless free process is approved | Sixth Judicial District Court |
| Certified divorce decree copy | Not located in research | Ask Grant County District Court Clerk |
Search Grant County Marriage Records
Grant County marriage records may be requested through the Clerk's Office by phone, mail, or in person. The county also links an online Tyler EagleWeb public document search, but the research did not confirm that marriage indexes or images are fully searchable there. The EagleWeb public document page states that it searches documents from 1978 to present and that document images are currently unavailable, with users directed to contact the office. Treat EagleWeb as a recorded-document search aid, not as a guaranteed marriage certificate download tool.
The Grant County EagleWeb public login is relevant when checking recorded county clerk documents.
EagleWeb can help with clerk-record research, but certified marriage copies still require the Clerk's copy process.
For formal certified copies, use the marriage-copy form or contact the Grant County Clerk at 575-574-0042. New Mexico Department of Health vital-records channels are not the best located source for Grant County marriage license copies in the research file. The county clerk is the official source identified for Grant County marriage licenses and certified marriage records.
Find Grant County Divorce Records
Divorce records are District Court records. Grant County District Court is at the Grant County Courthouse, 201 N. Cooper St., Silver City, NM 88061. The mailing address is Sixth Judicial District Court, P.O. Box 2339, Silver City, NM 88062. The phone number is 575-538-3250 ext. 2, fax is 575-388-5439, and the court email is sildadmin@nmcourts.gov. Court hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the District Court Clerk's Office is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and open during lunch.
Case Lookup may show public divorce docket information when the case is public, but it does not provide downloadable divorce documents or certified decrees. re:SearchNM and SOPA may provide registered access depending on user role, access tier, and case type. For a certified divorce decree, contact the District Court Clerk instead of the County Clerk. New Mexico Courts self-help divorce instructions also say to file the original and two copies of completed forms in District Court and to check the local court for the filing fee.
Domestic relations files can contain private facts. Public docket data may be available while documents, protected personal identifiers, order-of-protection records, or sealed materials remain restricted. A person looking for the full court case path can use the broader Grant County court records page for the Case Lookup and re:SearchNM distinction.
Certified Grant County Copies
Certified copies are used when the record must prove an official act, such as a marriage, divorce, name change, estate filing, or court order. A plain search result is not the same as a certified copy. For Grant County marriage records, certified copy requests go through the County Clerk. The order form says the certified copy request cannot be emailed or faxed and should be mailed with check or money order.
For divorce decrees, use the Grant County District Court Clerk because divorce is a District Court matter. If the record is older, not visible in Case Lookup, or is an administrative court record rather than a case document, the New Mexico Judiciary IPRA request portal may be a fallback. That does not replace the clerk-certified decree process when a certified court copy is needed.
The Grant County marriage license requirements page is the county source for current in-person license rules.
The county rules are especially important for applicants who need minor-consent documentation or who plan to request certified copies after the ceremony.