mercredi 29 janvier 2014

California Marriage And Divorce Records

By Ben Kingsley


The California Health Department keeps records of California Marriage Records. However, they are not permitted by the court to provide certified marriage records to the public because that task is given to the exact county Clerk of Court that finalized the marriage. It is essential that a marriage is documented because they support the validity of a marriage, they contain the original last name of the bride, and they can also be used to trace the family tree of a person.

Any member of the public has the right marriage records because they are part of what are considered as public records. However, the full details the records are only given to the husband, the wife, their legal representatives, and other people that are specified by the court. If outside parties want to access the records, they need the consent of the couple to do so. They will be provided with marriage certificates which are only good as a source of information and not as a legal document to support any legal matters.

Marriage certificates include the basic details of a marriage such as the names of the couple, place and date of birth, the location of the marriage, etc. Confidential details are not made available to the public to preserve the couple's right to privacy.

Government agencies that are in-charge of public records have their own official website. In their website is a database where they keep soft copies of the records so that it is faster to determine if a record that a person is requesting for exists or not. Usually, these government agencies are undermanned, and as a result, transactions take longer to process. There are private websites that have the authorization of the court to disseminate public records. These websites also maintain their own database and the records in it are identical to that of the official websites of government agencies.

Online search tools are categorized into two: free online search tools and paid online search tools. Free online search tools provide the basic details of a marriage document. Paid online search tools will also provide the basic details of marriage, plus a lot more as long as they are legally available. You can perform as many searches as you want if you register yourself as a member of a paid online search tool. There is only a one-time payment to become a member. If you are not interested in becoming a member, you are obliged to pay for each document that you search for.

A complete marriage file should always include a license. A marriage will not be official unless there is a Marriage License. A license can be obtained at a county Clerk of Court. Once a license is released, it will only be valid for a period of 90 days. After 90 days, the license becomes invalid and the bride and groom needs to obtain another one before they can proceed with their wedding. If the bride or groom has been married before, a divorce record is needed in getting a license.




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