Requests by Mail Please see the new certified copies request form, now available online. Use this form to submit requests for certified copies of your marriage license. Due to the new BMV rules there is a two (2) week turnaround time to obtain a certified copy of your marriage license by mail.
You may use the Recorded Document Search or call the Recorders Public Information Department at 216-443-7300 for further details.
How do I obtain a copy of my Divorce papers? Contact the Certified Copies Department by phone at (216) 443-7977 or by email at coccfr@cuyahogacounty.
While certified divorce records are not made available online in Ohio, the public may access divorce case information via the county court's websites or through third-party sites. Ohio local courts maintaining computerized records can afford the public electronic access to such records.
The Ohio Supreme Court guidelines say that a contested divorce case without children should be resolved within 12 months of filing, and a case involving children within 18 months. However, the most complex and contentious Ohio divorce cases may take longer to finalize.
A petitioner must fill out forms and complete a sworn statement describing the violence. She/he must appear in court with the forms which will be reviewed by a magistrate to decide if an “ex parte” order should be granted. “Ex parte” means the respondent/abuser is not in court for the hearing.