Free Marriage Records And Other Legal Papers

by Claire Dowell

The records of marriage in California are one of the many documents that the residents of the state can access. Making it open to the public allows the residents to easily request for their marriage certificate anytime that they deem it necessary.

Conducting a research or update on the family tree is one of the primary use of a marriage record. The information found on a marriage certificate is one of the important things needed in order to update the family tree. Government transactions would also call for a copy of a marriage certificate. Such document is used as proof of one's status which is necessary in transactions such as insurance and update on the government records. The marriage records are also one of the documents used when checking the marital status of an individual. This is usually done by those who are in the dating stage. They do this to make sure that their partners are really single as they have claimed.

As the name suggest, marriage certificates would contain the basic details of the marriage. One would know the complete names of the bride and the groom. The maiden name of the bride is also indicated on the record. The date and the place where the marriage occurred are also on the public document along with the names of the couple's parents. Additional information includes the names of the witnesses of the marriage.

The office of the Vital Records Section in California is responsible for keeping a copy of all the public documents of the state, including marriage certificates. A processing fee of $14 is needed in order to proceed with the retrieval of a marriage certificate. The state of California only allows retrieval of files from July 1905, except for records between 1987 and 1995. Records from 1987 to 1995 are only available at the county clerk office where the marriage was registered.

In order to request for marriage records in the state of California one has to prepare the basic marriage details of the record being obtained. This has to be indicated on the request form along with the personal details of the one who filed the request. One should also remember that the document is only released if the one who filed the request is the bride or the groom. The immediate family of the couple is also given access to the file. Others need to have special permission in order to proceed with the retrieval marriage records of other people. Mail requests are also accepted and it has to be sent to the state office. The payment has to enclose in the mail and it has to be made in the form of money order or check. This method can take some time especially if there are problems encountered during the search.

Instead of waiting for several days, marriage license records can now be requested through the Internet. By doing the request online, one can save time and energy since the request can be done at the comforts of your own home and it would only take a few clicks on the mouse to see the results of the search. One can even take advantage of the free search offered by some websites.



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