Monday 17 November 2014

Free Marriage Records Arizona

By Claire Dowell


The public records of Arizona, which includes the marriage records Arizona issues to its residents, are considered as open documents. This simply means that the people in Arizona can obtain a copy of their marriage certificate anytime it is needed. The Freedom of Information Act has made such documents open to the public.

In the state of Arizona, such document is used in a number of reasons. Those who are updating their family records would refer to this document as reference in order to update the family tree. It has information that is necessary to complete the update and with this, the next generation of the family would be able to trace their origins much faster. Transactions in the government would often call for a copy of a marriage license. This is used as proof of one's marital status. This is mostly required when the transaction involves the couple and in such cases if the marriage certificate is not provided, the request may be delayed, if not denied. For those who are planning to get married, some would conduct a background check of the one's they are going to marry. The marriage certificate is one of the documents they check to make sure they are marrying an unattached individual.

A lot of information can be obtained from a public marriage certificate in Arizona. As the name suggest, one can find information about where and when the marriage took place. The names of the couple are indicated on the document along with their birth details. One would know the names of the couple's parents and the names of the people who bear witness to the event.

Other states would release a copy of a marriage certificate at the office of the Vital Records Section. This however, is not possible in Arizona since one has to go to the office of the Clerk of Superior Court. The said office is responsible for keeping and managing the county's public documents. The state office can still help you with your search by directing you to the right county where the marriage was registered; however, the office still does not issue copies of the document. Processing fee would not be the same per county but it should not go beyond $20.

Although, fees would vary per county, the guidelines in requesting for such documents may not be standardized but it like an unwritten rule that every county has set. To proceed with the retrieval of a marriage record, one has to know the basic details of the record that is being requested. This not only simplifies the search process but it can also help avoid problems due to missing information which can eventually cause delay. It is also important to indicate one's contact details on the request from which will be used only for documentation purposes.

To avoid such hassle, one can do a free marriage records search through the Internet. The state of Arizona is now using the Internet to deliver information to the public. There are websites that allows a free search while some would charge a reasonable fee. Most of the residents would go for the paid option because the results they obtain from it are accurate and correct.




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