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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
- Archives and Microfilm
- Voter Registration
Contact us at the Elkhart County Clerk’s Office:
8am - 5pm on Mondays and 8am - 4pm on Tuesday through Friday
We have two locations to serve you!
Elkhart Courts Building:
315 S. Second Street
Elkhart, IN 46516
Phone: 574-523-2233
Goshen Court House:
101 N. Main Street, Room 204
Goshen, IN 46526
Phone: 574-535-6431
Voter Registration:
117 N. 2nd St., Room L1
Goshen, IN 46526
Phone: 574-535-6476
Archives and Microfilm:
3022 West Wilden Avenue
Goshen, IN 46528
Phone: 574-535-6668 / 574-535-6724
Fax: 574-535-6669
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
Wendy Hudson, 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) |
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Elkhart |
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Clerk of the
Superior Court I & 2
315 S. Second St.
Elkhart, IN 46516
cklinedinst@elkhartcounty.com
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Clerk of the
Superior Court 5
315 S. Second St.
Elkhart, IN 46516
swhisler@elkhartcounty.com
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Clerk of the
Juvenile Court
315 S. Second St.
Elkhart, IN 46516
cwhitmer@elkhartcounty.com
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Clerk of the Superior Court 6
315 S. Second St.
Elkhart, IN 46516
dfried@elkhartcounty.com
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Clerk Phone Numbers |
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Circuit Court - Goshen
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Elections Division - Goshen |
(574)-535-6469
(574)-535-6432
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Marriage License - Goshen
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Child Support - Goshen
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Child Support - Elkhart
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Superior Court 1& 2 - Elkhart |
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Superior Court 3 - Goshen |
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Superior Court 4 - Goshen |
(574)-535-6494
Traffic Tickets: (574)-535-6407
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Superior Court 5 - Elkhart |
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Superior Court 6 - Elkhart |
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Juvenile Court - Elkhart |
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| Commission on Public Record - Goshen (Archives and Microfilm) |
(574)-535-6724 |
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| 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 |
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| Civil Cases (includes dissolutions, torts, miscellaneous) |
$139.00* Plus $13 Sheriff Service Process fee to Sheriff if paperwork is to be served by Sheriff's Department
*Plus $50.00 Mortgage Foreclosure Counseling and Education Fee for an action to foreclose a mortgage.
**Plus $20.00 Alternative Dispute Resolution fee for all Divorces, Legal Separations, and Juvenile Paternity cases. |
| Estates and Guardianship |
$159.00 |
| Juvenile Paternity |
$159.00 |
| Adoptions (Plus state board of health fee $70) |
$139.00 |
| Small Claims |
$79.00*Plus $13 Sheriff Service of Process fee to Sheriff if paperwork is to be served by Sheriff's Department |
| Traffic Tickets |
$115.00 (minimum) |
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| Copy Fees |
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| Certified copy of marriage license |
$2.00 |
| Fax Fees |
$1.00 |
| Marriage License |
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| In State |
$18.00 |
| Out of State |
$60.00 |
| Clerk's Certificate |
$1.00 per page |
| Copy |
$1.00 per page |
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*for 1 defendant
**additional fees may apply |
| Payments
Payments made to the Clerk can be by CASH, money order payable to the Clerk, or now by credit/debit card. Payment by credit/debit card can be made in person at our office, by phone to PayGOV (1-866-480-8552) or on-line at www.paygov.us. A convenience fee applies to all payments by credit/debit card. Corporation or Company checks are ONLY acceptable for payments on garnishment orders. Payment by coin in excess of $5.00 is not acceptable.
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