Searching For Marriage Records New York

by Claire Dowell

If you are looking for Marriage Records New York, you can look them up at the New York State Department of Health under their Vital Records Unit. You can also look them up at the official website of the New York Marriage Bureau. If you cannot find the record you are looking for at either office, inquire at the clerk of Superior Court where the marriage was made official.

The records are made available to the public because they are deemed as part of the public domain. However, they are not just given to anybody because they are also considered as private records. This means that only the bride, groom, their lawyers, or anybody that has the proper authorization to get the records are given access. One situation where you can view the records of another person is when you want to check the marital status of a future spouse.

To carry out a search, you need to first get a request form at the Department of Health or at the clerk of Superior Court. Complete the form by supplying the following information: full name of husband, maiden name of the wife, their birthdays, their place of residence, date and place of marriage, your reason for requesting access to the files and your relationship with the husband or wife. Be sure to include any proof of your identity on the day that you submit your request. Review the details that you provide because they are critical to the outcome of your search. And also, the caretaker of the file you want to get has the right to accept or reject your request if he or she does not find your reason valid enough.

Each certified copy of a marriage record costs $30 and $15 for extra copies. If you send your request via phone or Internet, it will take 5-7 business days to complete the search process. If you send it via mail, the process takes at least 2 weeks and can take as long as 8 weeks. If you want to get the records sooner, you can opt for a rush handling for $45 per copy. All fees are non-refundable once paid, regardless of the outcome of the search.

You can also acquire the files from online search tools. There are those that are permitted by the government to keep marriage files and supply them to whoever places a request for them. There are a number of search tools you can find on the Internet but not all of them are legitimate. Prior to starting your search, make sure that you are getting your information from a legit provider by running a background check.

These websites are either fee-based or it allows a Free Marriage Records Search. Regardless of which you kind you choose, you will gain access to the basics of a marriage document. The separation between these two types of websites lie in the amount of information they can provide. Fee-based websites can get you access to a lot of information, even those that are deemed confidential.



Learn all about <a href="http://www.marriage-record.org/new-york-marriage-records/">Marriage Records New York</a> and where to find the right resource for <a href="http://www.marriage-record.org/free-marriage-records/">Free Marriage Records</a>.

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