Friday, April 4, 2014

Quick Access To New York Marriage And Divorce Records

By Ben Kingsley


With the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act, the public records of New York have opened its access to the residents. State of New York Marriage records are one of the many documents that can be requested by the local residents.


Genealogy research is one of the reasons why people would request for a copy of a marriage record in New York. It is used as reference since it contains information that is necessary in updating the family tree. Government transactions would also call for a copy of a marriage certificate. It is used mostly when dealing with financial matters of the couple such as insurance processes and property declaration. Sometimes, the marriage certificate is sued by individuals to check the marital status of a person. People do this to verify the marital status of their partners.

As the name suggests, a marriage record would have information about the marriage of a couple. The names of the bride and the groom are indicated on the file along with their personal details such as the date and place of birth. The names of their parents are also indicated on the record. The certificate highlights the place and the date where the marriage occurred. One would also know who served as witness to the event.

The office of the Department of Health in New York is where the public records of the state are being kept. This includes the marriage records of New York. However they said office does not release records for the counties of Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers. Licenses from these counties have to be requested at their respected county clerk office. It is not only in the three mentioned counties that marriage certificates can be obtained in the town clerk but it is also possible for other counties as well.

The state can release a copy of the document if it was registered since 1880 up to the present. A $30 processing fee has to be paid in order to process the request in the state office. Requests made at the local county may have a different service fee. Genealogy copies of the document can be requested after 50 years since the marriage took place. One should know that the document is only released when the one who filed the request is either the bride or the groom and their immediate family. Doing the search in the county is faster than requesting it at the state office. A mail request can also be sent to the state office but it may take longer than usual. The long wait time can be avoided by doing the search online.

We are now in the age of technology and this means that technology helps in making our lives easier and convenient. This reason why the public documents of New York has been integrated in an online server. This helps the residents of the state to obtain copies of marriage records easily. The requested information is then displayed in just seconds instead of days or months.




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