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Friday, 16 May 2014

California Free Marriage Records

By Ben Kingsley


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.

A marriage certificate issued in California contains a lot of information about the marriage of a couple. One would know where and when the couple got married. The maiden name of the bride as well as the complete name of the room is indicated on the document together with the names of their parents. The marriage would not be legal without any witnesses and this is one of the information that can be obtained from a marriage record in California.

Marriage records of California are managed by the office of the Vital Records Section at the Department of Health. The said office has managed to keep records from 1905 up to the present, however, marriages hat were registered from 1987-1995 are only available at the county where it was originally registered. A $14 processing fee has to be paid in order to proceed with the retrieval of the marriage record.

Aside from the processing fee, one has to submit a request form filled with the basic information of the file that is being obtained. The information provides will be used to conduct the search. Also, the personal details of the one who requested the document have to be indicated on the form as well. It will be used to verify one's identity since the state of California releases the documents only to the bride or the groom whose names are on the file as well as their immediate families. One would need to have a special permission to access the file of other people. Sending a mail request to the state office is also possible as long as all the requirements are included on the request which includes the payment. This method is not recommended for those who need the document right away since the results can be delivered only after a few days.

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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