California Marriage License Free Online

By Claire Dowell


Marriage records are maintained because they serve as proof that a marriage is valid. The records can also be used to trace the family roots of a person. They also reveal the original family name of the wife. Certified Florida Marriage Records are kept at the specific county of Clerk that granted the marriage. The California Health Department also has copies of the records, but can only provide marriage certificates.

A person may request for public documents, including marriage documents. However, if a person wants to request the documents of another person, he or she will need the permission of the couple. Even with the permission of the couple, that person will only be given a marriage certificate because certified copies are only given to the couple, their lawyers, and other parties that are specified by the court. Certified copies contain the complete details of a marriage document. Certified copies can be used in a legal proceeding, while marriage certificates only serves as basis for information.

Marriage certificates include the basic details of a marriage such as the names of the couple, place and date of birth, the location of the marriage, etc. Confidential details are not made available to the public to preserve the couple's right to privacy.

Government agencies that are in-charge of public records have their own official website. In their website is a database where they keep soft copies of the records so that it is faster to determine if a record that a person is requesting for exists or not. Usually, these government agencies are undermanned, and as a result, transactions take longer to process. There are private websites that have the authorization of the court to disseminate public records. These websites also maintain their own database and the records in it are identical to that of the official websites of government agencies.

Online search tools are categorized into two: free online search tools and paid online search tools. Free online search tools provide the basic details of a marriage document. Paid online search tools will also provide the basic details of marriage, plus a lot more as long as they are legally available. You can perform as many searches as you want if you register yourself as a member of a paid online search tool. There is only a one-time payment to become a member. If you are not interested in becoming a member, you are obliged to pay for each document that you search for.

A complete marriage file should always include a license. A marriage will not be official unless there is a Marriage License. A license can be obtained at a county Clerk of Court. Once a license is released, it will only be valid for a period of 90 days. After 90 days, the license becomes invalid and the bride and groom needs to obtain another one before they can proceed with their wedding. If the bride or groom has been married before, a divorce record is needed in getting a license.




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