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Saturday 31 January 2015

Retrieving Marriage Records Florida Through Online

By Claire Dowell


If you want to search for Public Florida Marriage Records, you can head to the Florida Office of Vital Statistics. They keep and update marriage records that occurred since June 6, 1927. If the record that you want to obtain occurred prior to that date, you can head to the specific county Clerk's office or church where the wedding occurred.

Any member of the general public is allowed to obtain the records, upon request, because they are part of public records. Some people obtain the records because they want to trace their bloodlines while others just want to prove the validity of their marriage. When applying for a divorce, a marriage record should be presented to the judge. The records can also be of help if someone wants to prove that the person he or she is about to marry is not married to another person.

If you wish to access the marriage files of another person, you must be able to supply the names of the husband and the wife, and when and where their marriage took place. Your detailed contact information is also required. There is a fee of $5 for a copy of a marriage certificate and an additional fee of $4 if want to get extra copies. The fees that you pay to the Vital Statistics Office will not be returned to you if in case the files you requested for are not located. If your request is approved, you must wait around two to three weeks before you can get the search results. If you wish to have the files as soon as possible, you can opt for a rush service and get results within three business days.

For marriage to be considered official, a couple must secure a marriage license. It should be applied for by the couple simultaneously at a county Court. The court requires that a couple presents a valid government ID with the applicant's name, birthday, and signature. If an applicant is under the legal marrying age of 18, he or she must present a form that states his or her parent's approval of the marriage. The license costs $93.50. The license is valid for 90 days but the couple has to wait for three days after it has been issued before they can proceed with the ceremony.

It will not be easy to locate the files if you are not aware where exactly they are kept. Luckily, you can start an online search with the help of various search tools. You can search the web for search tools that specialize in providing public files. Make sure that you check the credibility of a search tool before you avail of their services. You can refer to user reviews, if you can find any, because they reveal what previous and current clients think of their service.

Marriage License Records can also be obtained from such websites. However, there are restrictions as to who can get them. The people that are allowed access to the documents are the couple, their attorneys, and whoever can secure an authorization from the court to gain access to them.




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