Massachusetts Free Marriage Records

by Ben Kingsley

The state of Massachusetts implements the Freedom of Information Act. This law mandates the local government to allow its residents to access their personal files and to use it whenever they need it. One of the documents that the people can access is the Massachusetts marriage records.

The residents of Massachusetts request for a copy of their marriage certificate to use it in several ways. One is to process any transactions in the government that may need verification of one's marital status. This is true for insurance related matters, dependents and beneficiaries and any financial matters that may need the knowledge of a couple. The document is also used by individuals who wish to verify the marital status of their partners. This helps them to ensure that the person they are dating is really single as they claimed. Ironically, the marriage certificate is also a required document when the couple would process their divorce.

As the name suggest, the marriage record of Massachusetts would have details about the marriage of a couple. The complete names of the husband and the wife are indicated on the file together with the date and the place where the marriage took place. One would also know who the witnesses are as well as the names of the couple's parents.

Retrieval of a marriage certificate in Massachusetts would require a number of information. This includes the basic information about the marriage of a couple such as the names of the couple and the date and the place where the marriage took place. The requesting individuals also required indicating their contact details on the application form and the relationship to the name on the record has to be known as well as the reason for requesting the document. The state allows only the bride or the groom as well as their immediate families are the only ones allowed to obtain a copy of the marriage license.

Marriage records in Massachusetts can be requested at the state's Department of Health under the Vital Records Section. It can be requested in person at the office and it would cost $18 per request. Sending a mail request can also be possible but it cost even higher at $28 per copy. However, sending the request via mail would take time and usually it can take up to 14 business days if there are no problems during the search process. Thus, it is important to provide all the required information on the mail request to help speed up the process.

The Internet has changed the way information is being shared. With it, retrieval of a marriage certificate is faster and convenient since the search can be done anytime and anywhere that has Internet connection. The residents of Massachusetts can even request for a free public marriage records through some websites that offer their service for free. They do this to allow their users to know what it's like to use their system before they even decide to pay for it.



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