Frequently Asked Questions

Texas Family Code Sec. 2.003. Application For License By Minor:

A person under 18 years of age may not marry unless the person has been fully emancipated by a Judge. Among documents proving identity, the minor must also provide to the county clerk either

               (1) a court order granted in Texas by a judge fully emancipating the minor or

               (2) if the minor is from another state, a certified copy of the court’s order emancipating the minor.

The application for an Informal Marriage Certificate is similar to the Marriage License. However, you cannot use an absent applicant form and both applicants must come in together when applying.  You may start the process by filling in the application online or in person.

You will need to bring a state or federal issued identification that shows your date of birth (drivers license, state ID, etc.) We will ask you for your social security number and place of birth. You must be 18 years old. The cost is $47 cash, money order, credit or debit card. You will also need to provide a date that you begin living together as a married couple.   Some entities may not acknowledge an Informal Marriage Certificate.

Yes, select the following link:

https://taylorcountytx-web.tylerhost.net/web/search/DOCSEARCH367S2

You can still come to the office and search our index or you can send a written request with a $5 fee for each name you want searched.

• A legal representative
• Personal representative or agent
• An immediate family member
• The registrant who has a direct and tangible interest in the record and who shall have a significant legal relationship to the person whose record is requested.

Anyone can come into the office and search our indices and images on eight computers for the most up-to-date information, for no fee. Our computer indices date back to 1973. We have hand indices dating back as far as late 1800s.

You can also go online at to view Texas Records. If you know your volume and page number or your document number you can call us and we will let you know how many pages your deed is and how much money to send with your written request. Copies are $1 per page, and $5 per document if you need them certified.

You can also download a request for document copies.

You certainly can, however, a quit claim does not establish a chain of ownership and you are at risk if a person did not have a clear title to the property. In easiest terms a Quit Claim Deed just means one person is selling whatever title they might/may have to a piece of property to you. A title policy is almost impossible to challenge in a court of law. If you want to be certain, absolutely positive that you have clear title to a piece of real property you should hire a title company or an attorney to research the property and provide you with a title policy. This is the best way to ensure your ownership.

No we do not they are located in Jones County.

Most of the city of Abilene is in precinct 1.  If you live outside of the city limits call our office to see if it is in precinct 1. You can also view our precinct map to see how precincts are divided up.

You can submit the direct deposit authorization form by:

    Email: TXSDUHelp@oag.texas.gov

    Fax: (210) 924-4104 

    Mail: Texas Child Support Disbursement Unit, P.O. Box 659400, San Antonio, TX  78265.  

To view other options in receiving your payments, visit: The Texas Attorney General website. 

Monday through Friday 8:00 am until 4:30 pm Unless the Commissioners' Court has declared a holiday.

Please call (325) 674-1220 or email to check the status of your job application. Note: If you have already applied for a job with the Jail, Sheriff's Office, or the Juvenile Justice Center, please allow 2-3 weeks after submitting your application before you check the status, due to those department's background investigation processes.

Yes.  Please submit one application for each job.

Call 325-674-1220, fax 325-738-8529, or email. 

We must have a cause (case) number to refer to, so if you do not have the cause number, go to Search Probate and Guardianship records at the link available at the bottom and search by the decedent’s name. All probates filed in Taylor County are listed. If the name you are searching for does not appear, we do not have a probate case by that name. When you do find the name you are searching for, you will be able to see a list of all documents filed within the case. You can contact our office by phone (325-674-1202) or email at county.clerk@taylorcounty.texas.gov giving the cause number & the title of documents you will need copies of and we will let you know the total number of pages.

Most people do not realize that there are different ways to probate a Will and that the wording in a Will must meet several legal requirements mandated by law. If the Will does not meet the legal requirements or if the decedent died without a Will, (intestate) an administrator may need to be appointed. All probate procedures require legal paperwork, some more than others, to be filed with the County Clerk and presented to the Judge who will hear the probate case. We do not have the paperwork and more importantly, we cannot give you legal advice as to which probate procedure would best suit the decedent’s estate and whether or not you properly prepared your paperwork. The risk of an error is too great and the consequences could lead to a denial of the probate procedure, in which your filing fees would not be refunded and could even lead to law suits. The County Clerk’s office strongly recommends that an attorney be hired for this very important procedure. However, if you insist on trying to go through a probate procedure yourself (pro-se), please go to this link, for additional information.

You may either come into our office or send a written request along with payment of $2.00 for each Letter. If you send a request through the mail, please inform us of the cause number for the decedent’s estate. If you do not know the cause number, please follow this link, to search Probate records.