Monday, 23 December 2013

Oklahoma Marriage License

By Ben Kingsley


The Country Clerk of Court's are the one's tasked to maintained State of Oklahoma Marriage Records. The state does not a centralized repository for marriage files, unlike other states. The files are accessible by any person, upon request, because they are part of public files. In the eyes of the law, only marriage files are considered as a legal supporting document for any marriage. Without them, a marriage will not be considered as final.

Before a marriage ceremony can be carried out, a couple must secure a marriage license from the court. The couple must appear at the court at the same time at the time of the application. The legal age for marriage is 18 years old and if one of the couple has not reached that age yet, the parents must show up too and sign a consent form. If you have been married in the past, you need to present your finalized divorce record. And if in some states licenses are good for 90 days, in Oklahoma they are only good for 10 days and can only be used within the state. Normally, copies of marriage licenses are given only to the couple and their legal representatives.

To start a search, you need to provide a full name of either of the couple and also the exact date or just the year of the marriage. If you do not know the exact date or year, you can include a range of years to be searched so the entire process will not take that long. Providing as much information as you can will speed up the searching process and also increase the chances of locating the right record.

There are specific fees for the records and they vary on which county you are requesting them from. All fees are payable by money order or a certified check. All fees paid are non-refundable even if the records are not found. You also need to present a valid ID that is issued by the government.

If you go over the Internet, you can find that there are also private-owned sites that offer access to marriage files. There is no need to worry about legality issued because such sites have the approval of the court to provide the files to any person who requests for them. Such sites are categorized into two types: those that render fees and those that do not. Both types can get you access to the basic details regarding a marriage file which include the names of the bride and the groom, their place of residence, and the date and location where their marriage transpired. Just to make sure, perform a background check on the site you intend to use and find out if they are a credible source or not. Read the user reviews because reveal whatever feedbacks other customers have on certain sites.

A Free Marriage License Search can also be done through online search tools. There are search tools that are capable of letting you search the databases of the whole country. If you find one, look for the search box which is usually found on the home page. Enter whatever it is you know about the license record and just wait for the search results to appear on your screen.




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