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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 requested by the residents to use in a number of ways. It is one of the documents used as reference when updating the family history tree. Genealogy research would usually refer to this type of document in order to completely update the family tree. Marriage certificates are also important documents that the government would require when processing any transactions in a government office. Insurance related matters and the declaration of assets and properties of a couple are the most common transaction that requires a copy of a marriage certificate in order to proceed. Filing divorce or separation would also require a copy of a marriage certificate to have the separation processed.

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.

The state of California has started to document marriages that took place since the 1850's, but the records that are available for retrieval are only those from July 1905. However, certificates filed from 1987 to 1995 are not indexed by the state so this has to be requested at the county where the couple had their marriage. One has to pay $14 for the processing fee to proceed with the request at the Vital Records Section in the Department of Health. If the request is made at the county, fees may differ. To make a smooth retrieval process, it is recommended to indicate on the request form all possible information that you know about the record being requested. The state office also accepts mail request but it is not the fastest method to get such document.

To make sure that there are no delays in the retrieval process, requesting for a copy of a marriage certificate online improves the search. With the Internet, the search can be done even without going to any offices making it convenient for many. Another good thing about it is that the document can be obtained faster. There is no need to wait for hours, days or even weeks in order to get a copy of the said file.

One can choose to get marriage records free or to pay for the retrieval. Several websites lets first time users to test their system without any charges. This lets the user to see what the system can do and it can let them decide whether to look for another site to obtain the marriage certificate or pay for the next use.




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