California Marriage Records Search

by Claire Dowell

It is the task of the California Department of Public Health office to maintain public files as the state's central repository. Amongst the files under their custody are California Marriage Records. Originally, marriage files are come to form at the county clerk of court that issued the marriage license. Once a file is made official, it is then forwarded to state's central repository.

On a marriage document you can find the names of the bride and the groom, when they were born, when and where the marriage transpired, names of their witnesses, and many more. For a marriage document to be considered official, it has to come with a marriage license. The license is only good for 90 days and the bride and groom should get married within that span of time or else they will have to secure another license. Previously married individuals are required to present their final divorce documents on the day they apply for a license to marry.

Marriage files are deemed as either authorized or informational. Do not worry because both can provide you with the basic details of the file and both are certified copies. Authorized marriage files are allowed by the court to be used as a legal document in a legal proceeding while informational marriage files are only meant to provide information. Even though everyone can obtain marriage files, not of all them are given the right to access the authorized copies. Only names that are found on a certain file like the bride and the groom, their respective parents, law enforcers and others, are given the go signal to get authorized copies.

To start a search, head to the Public Health office and get the request form and make sure to supply it with all the necessary details. Mention all the details that you know of the document to increase the chances of locating the right document and to get the results faster and not have to wait a several months. If you are aware which particular county clerk of court has the documents, you can place your request there as well. A notarized sworn statement is required if you want to get authorized versions of the documents. Other requirements for requesting the documents include a government-issued ID and the appropriate fees. All fees paid are not subject to a refund even if the requested documents are not located.

There are also online search tools you can find on the Web that provide marriage documents to the public. Unfortunately, there are bogus search tools that claim to be legit sources of information. List down a few search tools that you plan to use and perform a history check on them. Look for indications such as client feedbacks and determine if they really are a reliable source or not.

Such search tools either require fees for getting documents or supply Public Marriage Records Free. There is no pressure on which one you should use because you will be given at least the basic pieces of information, regardless of which tool you choose to use. To initiate a search online, all you need to supply is the full name of either of the couple. It does not matter where you obtain the documents as long as you follow the same rules that govern them. They should not be used in the defamation, harassment, embarrassment, and/or blackmailing other individuals.



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