Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Marriage Records Online Requests

By Claire Dowell


When two people want to be together, a marriage ceremony usually follows the dating phase. Not every couple survives the storms of marriage but records are everlasting like the Georgia Marriage Records. The public has been able to access this information since the year 1805; before that, some of the records were maintained at the county level. With over 9 million residents in 2014, countless marriages have occurred. Significant details are maintained by the state archives as directed by the laws of the state. However, inevitable situations such as courthouse fires have destroyed some of the files.

The Georgia Department of Archives has maintained records as well as microfilm data for marriages that occurred up to 1900. A whole volume of marriages prior to 1800 were saved. These can be found at whichever genealogy library you go to. The records are kept unharmed in the state's various vast databases. An individual who wants to request access to such information must give particular documents such as a photo ID of any kind including military cards, driver's licenses, social security cards or state identification cards.

It can take several weeks or months to process a marriage certificate. During this period, the couples can use their Record of Marriage document as proof until the certificate arrives. This document is given after their wedding ceremony. Some states permit a Record of Marriage to be used for changing names to the married ones and some need the actual marriage certificate.

The United States law requires a little fee for marriage records to be made available. This includes the search and not the particulars. A single copy costs $10. When the data is located, a copy of the marriage record and related information are included. Therefore it is vital that names, place, participants and even time of the marriage are included upon request.

In the state of Georgia, getting a marriage license is not that difficult. They do not require anyone to give out a marriage record like they used to. However, if a person has divorced, a divorce record is needed to be on hand by the concerned individual. The basic information that can be obtained from these documents would be the couple's full names, ages, place of birth, parents' names, celebrating officer, time and location of incidence.

As stated above, marriage license records are easy to obtain in Georgia. If you go to the government offices, you can get hold of public information by paying a small cost. However, keep in mind that this kind of process takes the longest time. If you want to save yourself from the frustration, you can look for a private records provider on the internet. The express results require a little fee. You are free to select which office you want to go to with requesting records; from a private records provider or a government office. Both of these offices can live up to the search services they offer. The only difference between the two is the processing time of doing the search and getting the information to you.




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