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Thursday, 5 June 2014

Texas Public Marriage Records

By Ben Kingsley


Residents of Texas have the freedom to access their public documents. One of the documents they can easily obtain is the records of marriage in Texas.

The marriage record is used by the residents of Texas in a number of ways. The primary use of a marriage record in the state of Texas is for genealogy research. Updating the family tree would require the information from a marriage certificate. Another use of this document is for government transactions. Some processes in the government would call for a copy of a marriage certificate. When an individual needs to update their status in government records, a marriage certificate has to be presented which will serve as proof of being married. Also transactions involving the finances of the couple like insurance are also where marriage certificates are required. Conducting a background check on the marital status of an individual would also refer to the marriage record. This is done by people who wish to make verify the status of their partners.

As the name suggest, a marriage records in Texas would contain information about the marriage of a couple. One would know when and where the marriage took place. The maiden name of the bride and the complete name of the groom are indicated on the marriage certificate. One would also find some of their personal information such as their birth details and occupation at the time of marriage. The names of the couple's parents are also indicated on the file along with the names of the witnesses of the marriage.

Residents of Texas can only obtain a copy of a marriage certificate which has been registered since January 1966. Only the bride and the groom as well as their immediate family have the freedom to request a copy of a marriage certificate. Others who need to access the files of another person would need to be authorized to be able to do so. In order to proceed with any request, one has to provide the basic information about the document being requested as well as the contact details of the one who requested the document.

The Department of health under the Vital Records Section is where all of the public documents of Texas are archived. This includes the marriage records of its people. However, the state office cannot provide a certified copy of a marriage certificate since it has to be done at the county where the marriage took place. The state office can only help identify where the document can be obtained and this verification would cost $20. The actual search at the county office would have another separated fee and the fee is not the same for each county.

Online retrieval of marriage license records in the state of Texas is now possible. Doing an online search makes it faster and convenient since the document can be requested and obtained even without going to any office. The search can be done by simply using the services offered by some websites and the results of the search are displayed almost instantly.




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