mardi 4 février 2014

California Free Marriage Records

By Ben Kingsley


The California Health Department keeps records of California Marriage Records. However, they are not permitted by the court to provide certified marriage records to the public because that task is given to the exact county Clerk of Court that finalized the marriage. It is essential that a marriage is documented because they support the validity of a marriage, they contain the original last name of the bride, and they can also be used to trace the family tree of a person.

Any member of the public has the right marriage records because they are part of what are considered as public records. However, the full details the records are only given to the husband, the wife, their legal representatives, and other people that are specified by the court. If outside parties want to access the records, they need the consent of the couple to do so. They will be provided with marriage certificates which are only good as a source of information and not as a legal document to support any legal matters.

Marriage certificates contain the basic details of a marriage which includes the name of the bride, the groom, when and where they were born, the place of marriage, and many others. Other details of the files are kept hidden from the public in accordance to the bride and the groom's right to privacy.

Government offices that are tasked of keeping public files have their respective websites. In their database are copies of public files in encoded form. Since the files are in a database, it is easier to find out if a requested file is available or not. Despite having their own websites, it still takes quite some time to retrieve the files, mainly because government offices employ only a handful of people. Fortunately, there online service providers that also keep marriage files. Such online service providers are permitted by the court to provide the files to the public upon request. The files that online service providers keep are the same as what government offices keep.

Private websites are categorized into two kinds: some disseminate the records free of charge and there are those that render corresponding fees. Regardless of which kind you opt to use, you will be provided with the basic pieces of information. But if you choose those that have corresponding fees, you will be given additional information regarding a marriage. If you want to perform multiple searches, it is ideal to register as a member so that you do not have to spend money each time you make a search. But if you are searching for just one or a few records, paying per name searched is more ideal. To become a member, one must pay a one-time membership fee which is good for about a year.

A Marriage License is very important should be found in a marriage document. Without it, the document will be deemed as incomplete and the marriage will not be recognized as official. A license can be acquired at a county Clerk of Court. There are certain requirements and they all should be submitted. One example of a requirement that should be submitted is a divorce record, but that is only necessary if either of the couple has previously been married. A marriage license is valid for 90 days. The couple should be married within the duration of 90 days or they will have to acquire another license.




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