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Clerk

The Elkhart County Clerk acts in the capacity of Secretary to the Election Board.  The Clerk’s Office processes the following workload:

  • Traffic Tickets
  • Misdemeanor and Felonies
  • Civil Cases: Small Claims, Mortgage Foreclosure, Dissolutions
  • Probate, Estates, Guardianships, Trusts
  • Confidential: Juvenile, Adoptions, Mental Health and Protective Orders
  • Miscellaneous:  Marriage Licenses, Facilitate Elections, Tax Warrants, Sheriff Sales

Contact us at the Elkhart County Clerk’s Office: 
Monday 8am – 5pm,Tues. – Friday 8am – 5pm
We have two locations to serve you!

Elkhart Courts Building: 
315 S. Second Street
Elkhart, IN 46516
Phone:  574-523-2233
Fax:  574-523-2018

Goshen Court House: 
101 N. Main Street, Room 204
Goshen, IN 46526
Phone:  574-535-6431
Fax:  574-535-6471

Archives:
3022 West Wilden Avenue
Goshen, IN 46528
Phone: 574-535-6668
Fax: 574-535-6669
e-mail: swhite@elkhartcounty.com

The County Clerk's department is the clerical part of all court business. The department keeps records of judgments, orders of the court, wills, and matters of trust in probate proceedings; issues marriage licenses; receives money for child support; accepts filing of commencement of actions in litigation; and performs other miscellaneous duties.

Clerk of the Circuit Court
Stephanie Burgess, Clerk (R-2010)

The Clerk has three (3) offices in Goshen which is the county seat, and four (4) offices in Elkhart.

Office Hours

All offices are open 8AM to 5PM Monday, and 8AM to 4PM Tuesday through Friday. (Clerk of Superior Court #4 in Goshen remains open till 6PM on Tuesday to accommodate traffic court)

Mailing Addresses

Goshen

Clerk of the
Circuit Court

101 N. Main St.
Goshen, IN 46526
pmiller@
elkhartcounty.com 

Clerk of the
Superior Court 3

101 N. Main St.
Goshen, IN 46526
ksaenz@
elkhartcounty.com

Clerk of the
Superior Court 4

101 N. Main St.
Goshen, IN 46256
sadkins@
elkhartcounty.com

 

Elkhart

 

Clerk of the
Superior Court I & 2

315 S. Second St.
Elkhart, IN 46516
cklinedinst@
elkhartcounty.com

Clerk of the
Superior Court 5

315 S. Second St.
Elkhart, IN 46516
dfried@
elkhartcounty.com

Clerk of the
Juvenile Court

315 S. Second St.
Elkhart, IN 46516
cwhitmer@
elkhartcounty.com

 


Clerk of the Superior Court 6

315 S. Second St.
Elkhart, IN 46516
msomervile@
elkhartcounty.com

 

Clerk Phone Numbers

Circuit Court - Goshen

(574)-535-6428
fax (574)-535-6471

Elections Division - Goshen 

(574)-535-6469
(574)-535-6432

Marriage License - Goshen

(574)-535-6444

Child Support - Goshen

(574)-535-6427

Child Support - Elkhart

(574)-523-2229
 

Commission on Public Record - Goshen (Archives)

(574)-535-6668

Superior Court 1& 2 - Elkhart

(574)-523-2233
fax (574)-523-2018
 

Superior Court 3 - Goshen

(574)-535-6438
fax (574)-535-6890
 

Superior Court 4 - Goshen

(574)-535-6409
fax (574)-535-6891
 

Superior Court 5 - Elkhart

(574)-535-2305
fax (574)-523-2388
 

Superior Court 6 - Elkhart

(574)-523-2007
fax (574)-523-2005
 

Juvenile Court - Elkhart

(574)-523-2360
fax (574)-523-2391
 
Access to Public Records

The Clerk of the Circuit Court adheres to the rules of public access to its records. Due to volume of court documents and the courts divided between Elkhart and Goshen, there may be delays in locating files.

Filing Fees

 
Civil Cases (includes dissolutions, torts, miscellaneous) $136.00* Plus $13 Sheriff Service Process fee to Sheriff if paperwork is to be served by Sheriff's Department
Estates and Guardianship $156.00
Juvenile Paternity $156.00
Adoptions (Plus state board of health fee $24) $136.00
Protective Orders (May be waived by the judge) $136.00*
Small Claims $76.00*Plus $13 Sheriff Service of Process fee to Sheriff if paperwork is to be served by Sheriff's Department
Traffic Tickets  $114.00 (minimum)
 
Copy Fees
Certified copy of marriage license $2.00
Fax Fees $1.00
Marriage License
     In State $18.00
     Out of State $60.00
Clerk's Certificate $1.00 per page
Copy $1.00 per page
*for 1 defendant

**additional fees may apply

Payments

All payments made to the Clerk must be CASH.  Corporation or Company checks are acceptable. Credit cards and large amounts of coin are not acceptable.

   
 

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