Order Marriage Records for Personal Reasons or Genealogical Research Purposes

NEW YORK - June 3, 2013 - PRLog -- Depending on the state, marriage records may be maintained by the Department of Health Vital Records Office or the county auditor for the county where the license was issued. Older marriage records may be found in the State Archives.

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This information may be required by a couple who needs proof of their marriage so that the new spouse can qualify for employer-sponsored employee health benefits. Another situation where proof of marriage would be required is when a claim is being made under by a beneficiary under a life insurance policy or where a spouse has died without a will and the surviving spouse is making a claim as the surviving next of kin.

Marriage records can also be ordered by people conducting genealogical research. Official documents can provide clues for individuals who are seeking facts about their heritage. They fill in blanks about correct spellings of ancestor's names, as well the date and location where a marriage took place.

These records can be ordered in person by visiting the Vital Records Office or the county auditor's office. Counter service is available during regular business hours on weekdays. Requestors will need to pay a non-refundable search fee when they go to the government office. In many cases, they can leave with the record if the request is received before a certain time for same-day processing.

Mail orders are also accepted for these types of vital records. Someone who wishes to order a marriage record by sending a request by mail may need to download a form from a government website or send a letter detailing the request. The government office will need to know the following information to find the record:

•   Full Name of Bride
•   Full Name of Groom
•   Date of Marriage
•   County Where License was Issued

The requestor will also have to provide his or her name, address and a daytime phone number.

Mail orders for marriage records can take several weeks to process. Depending on the number of orders a government office has received, a requestor may be left waiting a long time to receive this vital information. Processing time does not include the time it would take to receive the record by return mail.

Ordering marriage records from a commercial site specializing in providing vital records to the public is the quickest and most efficient way to access them. Customers can place their orders at any time, from anywhere they can get an Internet connection. Once the orders are received, the results are processed quickly and forwarded to the customer electronically.

Customers who wish to order copies of these records don't need to be concerned about going to the right county auditor's office. Going online means one search can locate the record, no matter where the marriage was registered. Everything can be handled with payment of a single search fee.

Whether the information is needed for personal use or genealogical research purposes, ordering marriage records online is the most convenient way to obtain it. A few clicks of the mouse is all a modern customer needs to place his or her order.

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