Accessing Marriage Records Florida Through Online

By Claire Dowell


If you want to get access to FL Marriage Records, head to the state's Office of Vital Statistics. The office is the central repository for marriage and divorce files. It started to store marriage files on June 6, 1927 until today. If you want to obtain marriage files that date back before the office started acting as the state's central repository, head to the specific county Clerk of Court that made the files you want to obtain official.

Any member of the general public is given the right to access marriage records because they are deemed as public records. To begin a search, secure the appropriate request form and supply all necessary pieces of information. Provide the full name of either the husband or the wife, date of the marriage, and where it took place. Include all other information that you know of the record to have a better chance of locating the exact record that you requested for. Also do not forget to leave your full name, address and contact number. You can also place a request for the records of other individuals. However, you will only be provided with limited information because the right to privacy of the records' owner should also be respected.

There is a fee of $5 per copy of the record and $4 for succeeding copies. Fees can be paid through a certified check or money order. Normally, it takes to three weeks to complete a search process. If you need them sooner, you can indicate that you want to a rush service for an additional fee. All fees are non-refundable regardless of the outcome of the search. If no record is found, you will be given a certificate that indicates "not found."

A marriage license should be acquired prior to carrying out a marriage ceremony or else it will not be acknowledged as an official marriage. In Florida, the legal age for marriage is 18 years old. Those who are not yet 18 are required to secure their parent's consent and present it before a judge. Those that are previously married to a person should present an official divorce document to support their claim of being single before they can file for a marriage license. The couple should be physically present at the time of the application for their marriage license. A license is valid for 90 days after the time that it is issued. The couple has that much time to get married. If they fail to do so, they have to secure another license should they plan to set their marriage at another time.

You can marriage documents on the Internet too. There are websites that are into such business. Many claim that they are the real deal, but, sadly, not all of them are. Make sure that you run a quick background check on the websites that you are considering of using. Go over the user reviews and see if they are known to give genuine information.

If you wish to get your hands on Marriage Licenses Public Records, you can also get them on the Internet. You can get your own documents but so can other people. Your attorney, your husband or wife, and authorized personnel can also get your documents. If the document you want to acquire is not your own, you will only be given a few details about it, excluding those that are deemed as confidential.




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