Sunday, 29 December 2013

Florida Marriage License

By Ben Kingsley


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 person can access marriage files because they are considered as part of the public domain. The most important purpose of the files is that it supports the legality of a marriage. Other purposes include performing genealogical researches, filing for a divorce, and doing a background check on a potential partner.

To initiate a search, you must be able to provide the names of the owners of the records, which are the husband and the wife, and the date and place where their marriage occurred. You should also provide your full name and contact information. A marriage certificate will cost you $5 for each copy. There is no limit as to how many copies you can get but you will be charged $4 for each additional copy. If the records you requested for are not found, you will not be given a refund. It usually takes two to three weeks to process a request for marriage records. Fortunately, if you want them sooner, you can request a rush service which normally takes three business days.

A marriage is considered null and void if there is no marriage license. The man husband-to-be and the wife-to-be must be present at the same time when they apply for a license. Both the man and the woman must show a government-issued ID with their names, date of birth, and their signature. If the man or the woman is under the legal age of 18 years old, he or she must secure written parent's consent. There is a fee of $93.50 for the license. The license has a validity period of 90 days and a 3-day waiting period, from the day it is approved, before the couple can perform the wedding rites.

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 are also available online. If you are requesting your own files, the process is relatively easy. If you are requesting the files of another person, you will have a harder time getting them because usually they are made available only to the husband and the wife, their lawyers, and any other entity that has the approval of the court to obtain them.




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