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IMPORTANT COVID-19 INFORMATION REGARDING SERVICES:
OPEN FOR PFAs & EMERGENCY FILINGS ONLY:
The Prothonotary’s Norristown Office (open 8:30am-4:15pm as of June 1, 2020) will be operating with a skeleton staff to process emergency filings which include Protections from Abuse (PFA). To obtain a PFA, petitioners should arrive no later than 12pm to ensure they are heard before the Court.
NEW LANDLORD-TENANT OFFICE OPEN AS OF NOV. 2020:
We have a new Landlord-Tenant office in One Montgomery Plaza (on Swede Street across from the Norristown Courthouse) to process Landlord-Tenant appeals. Tenants applying for financial assistance should arrive before 1pm. Please see Landlord-Tenant menu tab for more information.
ELECTRONIC FILING AND MAIL/DROPBOX FILINGS ACCEPTED:
Electronic filings and filings by mail or by dropbox (located in the Norristown Courthouse lobby) will still be accepted.
QUESTIONS ABOUT EFILING & EFILING REJECTIONS? Email ProthyEfilingSupport@montcopa.org
Our Willow Grove office will be closed until further notice.
Passports services and the Filing Room are closed to the public. For certified copy request form, please see Certified Documents menu tab.
Please visit https://montcopa.org/285/County-Courts for more details. Thank you for your understanding.
Duties of the Prothonotary
The Prothonotary is the elected civil clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and is responsible for recording all civil procedures before the court. This official signs and seals all writs and processes numerous other documents of the Court of Common Pleas.
The Office of Prothonotary is responsible for the recording and filing of legal papers of a widely diversified character such as:
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PRESS RELEASES
Prothonotary’s Office Still Open to Process Protections from Abuse 4-23-2020Noah Marlier Sworn In as Montgomery County Prothonotary 1-8-2020
This office also processes passport applications.
Services Offered
efiling & rejections questions Civil Records |
ProthyEfilingSupport@montcopa. 610-278-3364 |
Divorce Records | 610-278-3344 |
Electronic Filing | 610-278-3361 |
Filing Civil Cases | 610-278-3361 |
Name Change | 610-278-3361 |
Naturalization Information | 610-278-3857 |
Notary Certification | 610-278-3361 |
Passports | 610-278-3783 |
Protection From Abuse | 610-278-1191 |
Contact Us
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Noah Marlier
Prothonotary
Office of the Prothonotary
P.O. BOX 311
Norristown, PA 19404-0311
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Ph: 610-278-3360
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Passport Office Hours - CURRENTLY CLOSED
Monday – Friday
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Willow Grove Office - CURRENTLY CLOSED
102 York Road, Suite 302
Willow Grove, PA 19090-3286
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Willow Grove Passport Hours - CURRENTLY CLOSED
9:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Public Access Policy
Public Records Policies
Public Records Videos
Prothonotary Office fee increase effective January 1, 2018
Fee Schedule Effective 1/1/2018
Effective December 1, 2017 the Prothonotary Office will be using VPS to process payments. Fees will be as follows:
*Credit Cards – 2.65% (min $1.00)
*Debit Cards – 1.50% (min $1.00)
*Business Cards – 3.00% (min $1.00)