Free Marriage Records Search

By Claire Dowell


The Freedom of Information Act has mandated the government of each state to let its residents to access their personal documents. CA marriage records have been made public since then.

Marriage records in California are vital documents in genealogy. Once an individual marries, the family tree has to be updated in a timely manner. Aside from genealogy, a marriage certificate is also required when processing transactions in the government. These transactions includes, but not limited to, insurance or financial related matters as well as the declaration of properties and assists of a couple. Ironically, a marriage certificate is needed when filing for separation.

Marriage records in California originally contain only the details of the marriage such as the names of the couple, the place and date when it happened as well as the names of the witnesses and the one who married them. The information that can be found on a marriage certificate in today's time is a little complex as before. The maiden name of the bride is now documented on the file along with some of the personal information of the couple such as their residence, nationality, birth date and occupation. One can also find the names of the couple's parents. One would also know their birth details on the marriage certificate.

California has started to record marriages since 1850 but only marriages since July 1905 are releases in the state. Unfortunately, marriages that took place from 1987 up to 1995 were not indexed by the state. This means that certificates from this period has to be requested at the county where the couple got married. When requesting for a copy of a marriage certificate at the Department of Health under the Vital Records Section, a $14 processing fee has to be paid. This fee is not applicable if the request was made at the county of origin. When requesting for a copy of such document, one has to know the basic details of the record being requested. This information has to be indicated on the application form to avoid having problems during the retrieval process. If it is not possible to request it at the office, a mail order can be sent to the state office but one is expected to wait for days before the result of the request can be delivered.

The Internet now allows the retrieval of a marriage certificate online. This can greatly saves one time and energy since the search can be done even without leaving home and the results are obtained in just seconds instead of days. This is the reason why most of the residents of California prefer to conduct the search through the Internet.

There are a lot of websites out there that offers to get the document for you. By using these websites, one can save time in looking up for the information on your own. One can even get a copy of marriage records free of charge. There are websites that lets its users test their system for a certain period even without paying a cent. With this, the users would have plenty of time to decide if they wish to continue with the service or not.




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