Webster County Marriage and Divorce Offices
Marriage records in Webster County are Recorder of Deeds records. The Recorder of Deeds is Stacy Atkison, and the office is at P.O. Box 546, 101 N. Crittenden, Room 16, Marshfield, MO 65706. The phone number listed in the research is 417-859-5882. The Recorder issues marriage licenses, keeps marriage records, records land documents, preserves military discharge papers, and issues recorded-document copies.
Divorce records are different. A divorce is a domestic Circuit Court case, and divorce decrees come from the Circuit Clerk where the decree was entered. Webster County domestic and civil matters use the Circuit Clerk phone line at 417-859-2006. The state vital-records channel can confirm or provide certified statements for marriage and divorce reports, but the original county marriage record and the certified divorce decree remain local office matters.
Webster County Recorder of Deeds
P.O. Box 546, 101 N. Crittenden, Room 16
Marshfield, MO 65706
417-859-5882
Webster County Circuit Clerk
101 S. Crittenden St., Room 22
Marshfield, MO 65706
417-859-2006
Domestic and Civil
Webster County Marriage License Rules
Webster County's researched marriage process comes from the Recorder of Deeds and the Missouri iCounty application system. An online pre-application at Missouri iCounty is optional, but the Recorder states it can speed up the process. The online step does not finish the license. Both parties still have to appear together at the Recorder's Office to complete the application.
Both applicants must bring valid government-issued identification. If either person was previously married, the applicant must know the month and year the last marriage ended. Both must provide Social Security numbers. Statewide iCounty instructions say both parties must be 18 or older, must not be related through and including first cousins, and must pay at the time of application. A license issued through Webster County is valid for 30 days, must be used in Missouri, and must be returned to the issuing county.
The Missouri online marriage pre-application entry point was captured from marriage.icounty.com.
The image supports the local process because Webster County uses the statewide iCounty pre-application before the required Recorder office visit.
Apply for Webster County Marriage Records
The application process has two tracks: optional online entry and required in-person completion. Online entry is useful for reducing counter time, but it does not remove the identity, age, payment, and signature requirements at the Recorder's Office. Couples should also plan around the 30-day license window because the ceremony must occur in Missouri within that period.
- Open the Missouri iCounty marriage application site and confirm Webster County supports the online pre-application.
- Enter both parties' application information, including names, addresses, birth details, prior marriage information, and contact fields.
- Both parties go together to the Webster County Recorder of Deeds with valid government-issued identification.
- Pay the Webster County marriage license fee in the accepted form published by the Recorder.
- Pick up the license, give it to the officiant, complete the ceremony in Missouri within 30 days, and return the license to Webster County.
Webster County Marriage Application Fields
The marriage application field inventory came from the visible Missouri iCounty form. The form captures a planned wedding date and separate identifying fields for both parties. Some options, such as gender and prior-marriage end type, were visible as captured fields but their full option lists were not extracted in the research. The table keeps those limits clear.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Anticipated Wedding Date | Yes | Date field with MM/DD/YY placeholder. |
| First Party Name | Yes | Last, first, middle, suffix, and last name at birth fields. |
| Second Party Name | Yes | Last, first, middle, suffix, and last name at birth fields. |
| Current Address | Unspecified | Address, city, state, zip, and county are captured for each party. |
| Date and Place of Birth | Unspecified | DOB, state of birth, and country of birth fields appear for each party. |
| Marriage Number | Unspecified | Captured for each party. |
| Prior Marriage End Details | Conditional | End type and end date by month/year when previously married. |
| Race and Education | Race optional | Race is optional; total years of education is captured. |
| Phone and Email | Unspecified | Contact fields appear for each party. |
The visible application form source was captured from the Missouri iCounty marriage application form.
Those fields explain why applicants should gather full legal names, birth details, address details, prior-marriage dates, and contact information before visiting the Recorder.
Webster County Marriage Divorce Fees
Only researched fees are listed here. The Recorder of Deeds fee schedule states that a Webster County marriage license is $51 and cash only. A certified marriage copy is $9, and the Recorder notes that certified copies are used for name changes with a driver's license and Social Security card. Divorce filing cost is published on the Circuit Clerk fee table with related domestic filings.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marriage license | $51, cash only |
| Certified marriage copy | $9 |
| Divorce, paternity, motion to modify, family access filing | $138.50 |
| Certified divorce decree copy | Not published in the researched materials; confirm with Circuit Clerk |
Search Webster County Marriage Records
For original Webster County marriage records, use the Recorder of Deeds. The office handles marriage licenses and certified marriage copies, and the county Recorder page links to its document search service. The iCounty Recorder document search at webstermo.icounty.com requires registration. It is a recorded-document portal, not a court case portal.
The recorder iCounty research captured login fields such as User ID by email, password, a Save User ID checkbox, the MO-WEBSTER entity value, registration, and password reset. Subscription options include a free registered-user tier and paid day or monthly plans with page printing or document purchase rules. Use this channel for recorded documents; call the Recorder when the needed marriage record or certified copy is not available through the online account path.
Find Webster County Divorce Records
Webster County divorce records are domestic Circuit Court records, not Recorder of Deeds records. The Circuit Clerk handles divorce filings and decrees. The statewide court portal, Case.net, is the main public case lookup channel when a divorce case is visible remotely. If a certified decree is needed, contact the Circuit Clerk rather than relying on a portal printout.
Missouri Courts provide a dissolution petition form, and the research notes that petitions are filed in the proper county. Divorce files may contain pleadings, decrees, parenting plans, child-support orders, modifications, judgments, and other domestic case entries. Public access may be limited where personal identifiers, minor information, protected domestic details, or sealed filings are involved. For wider court-file context, Webster County court records explain the general Case.net and clerk access chain.
Certified Webster County Copies
A certified marriage copy comes from the Recorder of Deeds and costs $9 under the researched Recorder fee table. The Recorder specifically notes the certified copy use for changing a name on a driver's license and Social Security card. A certified divorce decree comes from the Circuit Clerk in the court where the divorce was entered. DHSS may hold a state-level registry statement, but that is not the same as the local certified decree.
For marriage copies, contact the Recorder at Room 16 or use the documented Recorder channels. For divorce decrees, use the domestic/civil Circuit Clerk phone number, 417-859-2006. For a current filing, a pending case, or a decree with confidential parts, the clerk may need the case number, party names, and enough detail to locate the correct record.
Missouri Vital Records Channel
The Missouri Bureau of Vital Records maintains a central registry of marriages and divorces since 1948. The state channel is useful when a person needs a statewide vital-record path, but it does not replace the Webster County Recorder for the original marriage license record or the Circuit Clerk for a certified divorce decree.
Missouri DHSS also explains that county-issued marriage reports are filed with DHSS and that the state marriage registry has existed since 1949. For births, deaths, marriage, and divorce request channels, DHSS points users to state and local offices and the approved VitalChek process. Use the state office when the request is for a state vital-record statement or registry search rather than a local court decree.
Missouri Bureau of Vital Records
State central registry for marriages and divorces since 1948
The Missouri vital records channel was captured from the official Bureau of Vital Records page.
That state registry is a useful backup, but local Webster County offices remain the source for the original marriage license and the certified divorce decree.