California Free Public Marriage Records

By Claire Dowell


If you want to get your hands on California Marriage Records, you can go to the state's Public Health office. Marriage files are originally filed at the same county clerk of court where the marriage license is granted. And once they are finalized, they are then transferred to the state repository.

A marriage record contains important information regarding a marriage such as the full names of the couple, their respective date of birth, time and place of the marriage ceremony, and names of witnesses, amongst others. For a marriage to become official, the couple has to secure a marriage license, which is valid for 90 days. If the wedding ceremony is not carried within that period, the couple has to secure a new license. If a person has been married in the past, he or she will be required to present the official divorce record upon the application of the license.

Marriage files are deemed as either authorized or informational. Do not worry because both can provide you with the basic details of the file and both are certified copies. Authorized marriage files are allowed by the court to be used as a legal document in a legal proceeding while informational marriage files are only meant to provide information. Even though everyone can obtain marriage files, not of all them are given the right to access the authorized copies. Only names that are found on a certain file like the bride and the groom, their respective parents, law enforcers and others, are given the go signal to get authorized copies.

To initiate a search, you can proceed to the Public Health office and secure the proper request form and supply all the required information. Supply as much information as you can to have a better chance of finding the right record and to shorten the return period, which usually takes several months. If you know the exact county that has the records, you can place a request to that county's clerk of court. If you want to obtain an authorized copy of the records, secure a sworn statement and have it notarized. Present the completed request form, notarized sworn statement, a government-issued ID, and corresponding fees. All fees are non-refundable regardless of the outcome of the search.

There are websites that specialize in supplying marriage files. Look them up over the Internet and be careful not to run into a fake website. Yes, not all can be considered reliable sources of information. Write down a few websites that you consider on using and run a background check on them; gather some information from other users' feedbacks on their services.

Such search tools either require fees for getting documents or supply Public Marriage Records Free. There is no pressure on which one you should use because you will be given at least the basic pieces of information, regardless of which tool you choose to use. To initiate a search online, all you need to supply is the full name of either of the couple. It does not matter where you obtain the documents as long as you follow the same rules that govern them. They should not be used in the defamation, harassment, embarrassment, and/or blackmailing other individuals.




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