Union County Clerk of Court
The Union County Clerk of Court page names Stephanie C. Kitchens as Clerk of Court. The office is at 210 West Main Street, Union, SC 29379, with mailing address P.O. Box 703, Union, SC 29379. The main office phone is 864-429-1630 and the fax is 864-429-1715. The Clerk's email is skitchens@countyofunion.com.
The Clerk supports Union County's Circuit Court functions, including Common Pleas civil filings and General Sessions criminal filings, and also supports Family Court and child-support records. South Carolina's county trial-court structure does not use a District Clerk title here. Probate Court is separate, so estate records, marriage licenses, guardianships, conservatorships, and Probate Court copy requests should be routed to Probate Court rather than the Clerk.
Union County Clerk of Court
Clerk: Stephanie C. Kitchens
210 West Main Street
Union, SC 29379
Mailing: P.O. Box 703, Union, SC 29379
864-429-1630
Fax: 864-429-1715
Email: skitchens@countyofunion.com
The official Clerk source appears in the image from Union County Clerk of Court.
That office page is the main local source for Clerk contact information, staff divisions, security rules, and child-support notices.
Union County Clerk Records Requests
Public online access begins with South Carolina's case-record system. The state case-records page identifies Union County as Circuit Number 16 and County Number 44, then routes users to the Union County Public Index. The Public Index requires cookies and JavaScript, and the state warns that some browsers may need a popup exception before case detail pages open. If the online case detail is incomplete, older, restricted, or not available, contact the Clerk's office with the case number, party names, court type, and document requested.
In person, use the Clerk counter at 210 West Main Street. By mail, use P.O. Box 703. The research did not find a universal Union County Clerk copy-request form for all court files. The best request is still structured: identify the case, name the document, say whether the copy must be certified, provide contact information, and ask the Clerk to confirm the current fee before payment is sent.
- Search the Public Index or court rosters first if the case number or hearing context is unknown.
- Confirm whether the record is Common Pleas, General Sessions, Family Court, or child support.
- Contact the correct Clerk division with party names, case number if known, and the exact document requested.
- Ask for the current copy and certification cost because official HTML fee amounts were not located.
- Submit the request in person or by mail, then follow the office's pickup or mailing instructions.
Union County Request Field Inventory
Because no universal public request form was found, a clear written request should include the fields that let the Clerk identify the file without guessing. This is especially important when a requester cannot view the online case detail due to browser settings, popup blocking, restricted access, or a missing older record.
| Field | Required? | Why It Helps |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | Best if known | Reduces the chance of pulling the wrong file. |
| Party names | Yes | Needed when case number is unknown or uncertain. |
| Court division | Yes if known | Common Pleas, General Sessions, Family Court, or child support. |
| Document type | Yes | Examples include order, decree, judgment, pleading, or docket sheet. |
| Certified copy request | Yes or no | Certification changes the Clerk's handling and fee. |
| Requester contact | Yes | Needed so staff can confirm amount owed or limits. |
| Mailing address | If mailed copy needed | Use when the copy should be sent back by mail. |
Union County Clerk Fees
The official Clerk page links fee PDFs for recording fees and Family Court or child support fees, but the research notes that the PDFs appeared scanned or image-based in local testing and could not be text-extracted. No official Clerk page publishing plain-copy, certified-copy, exemplified-copy, transcript, or search fees in HTML was located. For that reason, Clerk copy amounts should not be guessed.
| Fee Topic | Official Amount Found? | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Plain court copy | No HTML amount located | Call 864-429-1630 before ordering. |
| Certified court copy | No HTML amount located | Ask the Clerk to quote copy plus certification cost. |
| Search or retrieval fee | No HTML amount located | Confirm before mailing payment. |
| Family Court or child support fees | Linked PDF, not text-extracted | Use the Clerk page link or call the Family Court division. |
| Recording fees | Linked PDF, not text-extracted | Relevant mainly to Register of Deeds, liens, or recorded court documents. |
Note: The absence of an HTML fee amount is not a free-copy rule; it means the current amount must be confirmed with the Clerk.
Union County Clerk Divisions
The Clerk page provides division staff for the main types of Union County court records. Use these divisions to route questions more precisely than a general records request. General Sessions is the Circuit Court criminal division. Common Pleas is the Circuit Court civil division. Family Court and child support are handled separately because those records may include party-only information and support account material.
| Division | Staff Listed | Contact Detail |
|---|---|---|
| General Sessions Court | Mandy Heatherly, Shana Cousino, Tamatha Rochester | Extensions 3624, 3623, and 3672; emails listed on Clerk page. |
| Common Pleas Court | Emma Gregory, Leigh Mitchell | Extensions 3621 and 3624; emails listed on Clerk page. |
| Register of Deeds | Maddy Williams, Joy Hunter | Extensions 3620 and 3667; deed records are not the main court-file path. |
| Family Court and Child Support | Sherrie Sumner, Megan Lancaster, Gregg Maness, Donna West | Extensions 4701, 4704, 4705, and 4703. |
Union County Child Support Limits
Family Court and child-support records need special handling. The Clerk page links the South Carolina DSS Client Portal for child-support case status. It also states that case-file information will not be discussed unless the requester is a party to the action. For child-support or alimony printouts, the office directs clients to mail a self-addressed stamped envelope or come by the office.
The DSS portal source appears in the image from South Carolina DSS Client Portal.
The image supports the Clerk's instruction that child-support case status has a separate state portal for party users.
Union County Courthouse Security
The Clerk page includes courthouse security restrictions that matter before an in-person records visit. People should expect court security screening and should avoid bringing prohibited items. For records requests, bring only the documents needed to identify the file, a valid ID if the record may be party-restricted, and a payment method after staff confirm the amount due.
Some Clerk-related questions overlap with Probate Court, but the records do not merge. Guardianship, conservatorship, and commitment topics are handled by Union County Probate Court unless the specific issue is a Family Court minor guardianship or another court-directed filing. The Probate guardianship and conservatorship source appears in the image from Union County Probate guardianship procedures.
That distinction helps keep Clerk record requests separate from Probate Court protected-person filings.
The Probate commitment source appears in the image from Union County Probate commitment procedures.
Commitment material is sensitive and should not be treated as an ordinary public Clerk counter record.
Union County Clerk Online Access
The Clerk links SC Courts, the Union County Public Index, Common Pleas court rosters, and the DSS client portal. Use Public Index for trial and summary case records when available, rosters for scheduled court appearances, and DSS for party child-support status. For a broader explanation of the state search path, see Union County court records.
Online access does not replace certified copies. It also may not show restricted family material, sealed records, expunged criminal records, juvenile files, or records where public display has been limited. South Carolina Judicial Branch also states that home address information will no longer appear on Public Index for new and existing cases as of January 1, 2026.