Find Lee County Marriage Records

Lee County Marriage License Office

Marriage licenses in Lee County are handled by the Lee County Probate Court. The county probate page lists issuance of marriage licenses as one of the court's responsibilities, along with estates, guardianships, conservatorships, and involuntary commitments. Probate Court appointments are required, so applicants should call before arriving or mailing documents. The probate office is tied to Room 103 in the Lee County Courthouse, and the published phone line is 803-484-5341 ext. 3155.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health is a different channel. DPH can provide certified copies of marriage records from July 1950 through December 2023, but that state certificate process does not replace the local license appointment. Couples who need to apply for a Lee County marriage license should use Probate Court first. People who need an older certified marriage certificate for a covered year can use DPH when the state record fits the request.

The South Carolina DPH marriage certificate page is the state source for covered certified certificates.

That state page helps separate a certified certificate request from a Lee County Probate Court marriage-license appointment.

Apply for Lee County Marriage Records

Lee County did not publish an accessible online marriage application or a local marriage-license fee schedule in the research file. The safest process is to treat Probate Court as the controlling local office and ask the clerk what documents, identification, timing, and payment form are required before the appointment. Do not rely on a fee or waiting-period amount from another South Carolina county because Probate Court practices and posted local instructions can differ.

1. Call Lee County Probate Court at 803-484-5341 ext. 3155 and confirm that an appointment is available.
2. Ask what each applicant must bring, including identification, prior-marriage information, and any local form requirements.
3. Ask whether both applicants must appear together and what payment methods the office accepts.
4. Attend the appointment through Probate Court and follow the office's license and return instructions.
5. For a later certified state certificate, use DPH if the marriage falls within the state-held coverage range.

Note: Lee County research did not locate a published local marriage-license fee, so copy should not borrow one from another county.

Lee County Marriage Application Facts

The research file flags the Lee County marriage application field list as a research gap because no accessible official online form was found. A caller should still be ready to provide the basic facts a probate clerk is likely to request, but those items must be verified with the Lee County Probate Court before the appointment. The table below uses only the research gap language and avoids treating unverified fields as final Lee County requirements.

Lee County Divorce Records Paths

Divorce records in Lee County require a clean distinction between a court decree and a state report. Divorce case files and decrees are court records kept by the Clerk of Court in the county where the divorce was filed or granted. For Lee County case questions, the Clerk of Court and Family Court staff are the local route. The research identifies Hope Millwood as the Family Court contact in Room 106 at 803-484-5341 ext. 3167.

The South Carolina DPH divorce report page says DPH has certified reports of divorce for divorces decreed between July 1962 and December 2023. DPH also states that a divorce report is not the actual divorce decree. People who need the decree for court, benefits, immigration, remarriage proof, or detailed case terms should contact the Clerk of Court where the divorce was filed.

The DPH divorce report page shows fees, request methods, and eligibility rules for certified state reports.

That source is useful for certified report requests, but decree copies still route back to the Lee County Clerk of Court.

Lee County Marriage and Divorce Fees

Only the DPH divorce report fee schedule was located in detail. The Lee County research did not locate a Probate Court marriage-license fee, a local divorce decree copy fee, or a certified court-copy fee for divorce decrees. The Clerk of Court page does say the office can provide a statement as to anything filed of record for $2.00, but that statement is not a divorce decree and is not a criminal background check.

Lee County Certified Divorce Reports

DPH limits certified copies of a divorce report to specific requesters. Eligible requesters include one of the divorced parties, adult children of the divorced parties, a present or former spouse of either divorced party, or a legal representative. Other applicants may receive a statement that the divorce occurred, including the date and county, rather than a certified copy. That rule is separate from public court access to a docket or decree through the county court system.

A DPH divorce report request must include the full name of the husband, full name of the wife, date of divorce, county where the hearing was held, requester signature and mailing address, relationship to the divorced parties, mailing address for certified copies, and a daytime phone number. DPH requests also require identification for certified copies. If a DPH request has no response within 30 days, the research gives vrrequeststatus@dph.sc.gov and 803-898-3630 as the status-check contacts.

Lee County Divorce Decrees

A divorce decree is part of the court file. In Lee County, divorce and Family Court records route through the Clerk of Court and Family Court office rather than Probate Court. The South Carolina Judicial Branch self-help materials are useful for simple divorce packets and family-court resources, but a filed decree copy is requested from the county Clerk of Court where the divorce was granted. Public access can vary because custody, juvenile, adoption, financial, and domestic details may be restricted or redacted.

The South Carolina Judicial Branch self-help resources include divorce and family-court materials for people handling filings.

Those state forms support filing questions, while Lee County decree copies remain a Clerk of Court records issue.

Lee County Marriage Divorce Contacts

Use the record type to choose the office. Marriage license questions start with Probate Court. Certified state marriage certificates and divorce reports start with DPH. Divorce decree and Family Court case-file questions start with the Lee County Clerk of Court and Family Court staff. If an online search does not show the record, the office of filing is the best fallback because family records and older records may not be fully available online.