Florida Free Marriage Records

by Ben Kingsley

The residents of Florida are allowed to access some of the public documents of the state. This includes the Florida marriage records. The office of the Department of Health in Florida is responsible for keeping the state's public documents.

Marriage records in the state of Florida are one of the most requested public documents. It is used in a number of ways. The information that can be obtained from it is necessary in updating the family history records. It is also used in dealing with some government transactions such as insurance and any financial matters that may involve the couple. This document is also used in checking the marital status of an individual especially those who wish to make sure that they are dating an unattached individual.

A marriage record would contain details about the marriage of a couple. This includes the name of the bride and the groom. The document would also contain some personal details about the couple such as their birth date as well as the names of their parents. One would know the date and place where the marriage took place. The names of the witnesses are also one of the important information that can be found on the record.

Marriages since June 6, 1927 are kept in the state office. Records prior the given date is available only at the county clerk office where the marriage was originally registered. Requesting for the document can be done by sending a mail request to the office. In order to have a smooth mail request, it is necessary to provide the basic details of the record being requested such as the names of the couple. The information of the requesting individual has to be documented on the request form. A $5 processing fee has to be included in the mail request but it has to be in the form of a check or money order. It takes a maximum of 3 weeks in order to get the requested file. A rush request is also possible by paying an additional $10 and the document can be obtained after 3 days. If time is limited and waiting is not an option, one can do the search online.

With the use of the Internet, retrieval of a marriage record has never been this easy and fast. There is no need to go anywhere just to file the request since it can be done even without leaving home. The document is then displayed in the computer screen after doing only a few clicks on the mouse.

The Internet even offers a free public marriage records search. This is possible with some websites who offer their services for free. They do this to entice users to avail of their paid service. This helps individuals to test and have a feel of what they can get before they pay for the actual service. In most cases, the information obtained from a free search is enough to be used for informal transactions where one only needs to know the basic information about the marriage. However, if you seek a document that can be used legally, it is ideal to pay for the search in order to get the official document and get accurate information.



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