Request Marriage Certificate
After that occurs the clerks office can issue you a certified copy of your marriage certificate upon request.
Request marriage certificate. The marriage license application form is available in pdf format here. How to locate marriage records prior to may 1 1913. The officiant performing the ceremony completes and signs the marriage license and returns it to the clerks office where it is recorded. Get official marriage certificates online for legal needs alimony custody insurance travel estate or social security benefits.
Marital licenses are maintained by the states so finding marriage licenses can be problematic if you do not know the state and county the individual married in. You can use this. Three types of marriage certificates. Reasons for requesting a copy of a marriage certificate vary from checking the marital status of a potential spouse to replacing a lost copy.
However for your convenience you can process online requests through an independent company that we have partnered with to provide you this service. You need to register on the general register office gro website to get a copy of a birth adoption death marriage or civil partnership certificate in england and wales. The prospective applicants must appear together in person before a marriage license agent. Registrar recordercounty clerk does not have the ability to accept credit cards for online orders.
Mailed emailed or faxed marriage licensed application forms will not be accepted. The completed application form must be filed in person with the marriage license agent. Requests submitted for regular handling will be processed within ten 10 to twelve 12. C 2019 the clerk of the city of new york.
Marriage certificates are not automatically sent to couples. It does not have records for marriage licenses purchased in new york city the boroughs of manhattan kings brooklyn queens bronx and richmond staten island. Marriage certificates began being filed with the office may 1 1913. Marriage information is open to the public at the county district court level.
Vital records has marriage records since 1880 for marriage licenses purchased in all of new york state except new york city. Certified copies of birth death marriage and divorce certificates may be ordered directly from the new york state department of health vital records section. Marriage records online request information request a copy of a confidential marriage record online.