Pemiscot County Marriage License Office
Pemiscot County marriage licenses are handled by the Pemiscot County Recorder of Deeds. The official county page names Amanda Littleton-Gordon as Recorder of Deeds and lists the office at 610 Ward Avenue, Suite 1A, Caruthersville, Missouri 63830. The office phone is 573-333-2204, and the listed email is deputyrecorder.pemiscotcounty@gmail.com. The Recorder issues, records, and maintains marriage licenses, which makes that office the first stop for a new license, a recorded license search, and certified copies of a license issued in Pemiscot County.
The Recorder is separate from the Circuit Clerk. That split matters because a marriage license is not a court case, while a divorce is a court case. The Recorder also maintains land records, tax liens, military discharge documents, and public access computers, but the office says it cannot give legal advice, perform title searches, provide blank legal forms, or decide whether a document meets a filing party's needs. For marriage records, the useful channels are the recorder counter, mail or phone contact with the recorder, and the online county records portal when a limited marriage index or image is available.
Pemiscot County Recorder of Deeds
Recorder: Amanda Littleton-Gordon
610 Ward Avenue, Suite 1A
Caruthersville, MO 63830
573-333-2204
deputyrecorder.pemiscotcounty@gmail.com
The county's recorder page is shown in the official Pemiscot County Recorder source.
The image reflects why marriage-license searches should begin with the Recorder instead of the court clerk.
Apply for Pemiscot County Marriage Records
The official marriage-license page says both applicants must appear together in person to complete the application. It lists application availability Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except holidays. The official search snippet for that page also says applicants should bring $56 cash at application, including a certified copy, with no refunds. Because the direct page was not reachable during image capture, applicants should confirm the latest payment and identity rules with the Recorder before traveling to Caruthersville.
- Contact or visit the Recorder of Deeds before applying, especially if a holiday, lunch closure, or courthouse schedule may affect counter service.
- Both applicants appear together at the Recorder office and provide the names, identity details, and eligibility information requested by the office.
- Bring proof of identity and age, Social Security number information, and any prior-marriage end information that applies under Missouri practice.
- Pay the required marriage-license amount in the form accepted by the Recorder. The local marriage page snippet says to bring cash.
- After the ceremony, the completed license must be returned for recording. Certified copies come from the Recorder when the license was issued in Pemiscot County.
Missouri marriage licenses are generally time-limited after issuance, so the ceremony date should be planned around the license period and the officiant's return duties. The Recorder is the office that can confirm the local counter process, whether a copy is included with payment, and when a certified copy will be ready.
Pemiscot County Marriage Application Fields
The marriage application is completed at the Recorder office rather than through the court record portal. The research file did not locate a downloadable local form, so applicants should treat the following inventory as the practical field list drawn from official Pemiscot details and Missouri recorder practice. Exact wording may vary at the counter.
| Requirement or field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Applicant 1 name | Yes | Provided in person at the Recorder office. |
| Applicant 2 name | Yes | Both applicants must appear together. |
| Proof of identity and age | Yes | Confirm accepted documents locally before arrival. |
| Social Security number information | Likely | Missouri marriage-license practice commonly asks for it. |
| Prior marriage end information | If applicable | Bring divorce, death, or judgment details if either applicant was married before. |
| Payment | Yes | The Pemiscot page snippet says $56 cash including a certified copy. |
| Ceremony and return | Yes | The officiant completes and returns the license for recording. |
Pemiscot County Marriage and Divorce Fees
The Recorder fee schedule gives the local marriage-license and marriage-copy amounts. The court research did not locate a local Circuit Clerk copy or divorce filing fee schedule, so divorce copy and filing costs should be confirmed with the Circuit Clerk before mailing payment. Do not assume the Recorder's copy fees apply to Circuit Court divorce decrees, because those records are kept by a different office.
| Item | Amount or note |
|---|---|
| Marriage license | $46.00 |
| Certified copy of marriage license | $10.00 |
| Non-certified copy of marriage license | $1.00 |
| Marriage-license application payment note | Local snippet says bring $56 cash including a certified copy, no refunds. |
| SFFlexSuite 1-hour image pass | $30.00 plus convenience fee |
| SFFlexSuite 3-hour image pass | $70.00 plus convenience fee |
| Divorce filing or certified divorce copy | Local fee schedule not found in official Pemiscot court sources. |
Note: If a copy must be certified for legal use, ask the issuing office for a certified copy rather than printing a portal image.
Search Pemiscot County Marriage Records
The Recorder's online-record page says marriage licenses are available online with limited index information and images available. The portal used for that channel is SFFlexSuite County Records Portal. The portal requires an account, and new users must join a county-specific user group. Access options can include paid credit-card access, time passes, per-page passes, or subscription access, with prices set by the county.
| Portal field | Type | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Email Address | Text | Used for account or password actions. |
| County | Selection | Choose or join the Pemiscot County access group after account access. |
| Sign up | Link or button | Creates a new portal account. |
| Submit | Button | Sends the selected account or search action. |
| Cancel | Button | Leaves the current portal action. |
The portal access screen appears in the SFFlexSuite source captured for Pemiscot marriage records.
The portal can help locate a marriage index or image, but certified copies still come from the Recorder.
Find Pemiscot County Divorce Records
Divorce records are different from marriage licenses. Pemiscot County divorce cases are dissolution matters in the Circuit Court, and the Circuit Clerk lists dissolutions among Circuit Court services. A public divorce docket may be searched in Missouri Case.net by litigant name or case number, with Pemiscot County or 34th Judicial Circuit filters used when available. The public index can show docket entries, parties, case type, hearing dates, judge, status, and disposition, but it may not provide every document image.
Certified divorce decrees and older divorce files should be requested from the Circuit Clerk. The Circuit Clerk office is at 610 Ward Avenue, Caruthersville, with mailing address PO Box 34, Caruthersville, Missouri 63830, phone 573-333-0182, fax 573-333-1272, and email kelly.maners@courts.mo.gov. Divorce files can include petition, service, answer, parenting plan, child-support order, property and debt orders, judgment, and later modification entries. Sensitive child, financial, and personal identifying information may be redacted or restricted.
Pemiscot County Certified Copies
Use the office that created the record. A certified marriage-license copy comes from the Recorder of Deeds when the license was issued and recorded in Pemiscot County. A certified divorce decree or judgment comes from the Circuit Clerk because the divorce is part of a court case. For either office, provide enough detail for staff to identify the record without a broad search.
- For marriage records, give both spouse names, approximate license date, and the copy type requested.
- For divorce records, give the case number if known, both party names, filing year, and the exact judgment or decree needed.
- Ask whether payment must be cash, check, money order, or card before mailing a request.
- Ask whether the office can mail the certified copy or whether pickup is required.