Sunday, August 10, 2014

Free Marriage Records Quick Lookup

By Claire Dowell


Kentucky is an open state since it has implemented the Freedom of Information Act. An open state means that its local residents can request for any of their personal documents whenever they have a need for it. One of the many files they can request is the Kentucky marriage license records.

Marriage certificates in the state of Kentucky are used in a number of reasons. Updating the family tree would require looking at a number of documents to be able to completely update the family history and one of the important documents used as reference is the marriage record. When doing some transactions with the government that may involve the finances of the couple, a marriage certificate may be one of the documents that need to be provided in order to proceed with any request. The document is also used as reference by people who checks on the marital status of the one's they are going out with.

Details about the marriage of a couple are what the document focuses on. One would know the complete names of the bride and the groom as well as the date and the place where the couple got married. The document would also show some personal details of the bride and the groom such as the birth details, residence address and occupation at the time of the marriage. Additional information that can be found on the file includes the names of the witnesses and the parents of the couple.

The Vital Records Section of Kentucky does not issue a copy of a marriage license but it can help provide and verify information as to where the license can be obtained. This verification would cost $6. Marriage license records in the state of Kentucky can only be obtained from the county where the marriage was originally registered. One has to pay a separate fee when the request is made at the county.

Only marriages that were registered from June 1958 can be obtained from the state of Kentucky. In order to get a copy of the said file, one has fill out a request form with the basic details of the file that is being obtained. It is also important that the one who filed the request provide their contact details on the application form with their reason they are requesting it. Only the couple as well as their immediate family is given access to the file. One can also send a mail request but this may take days before the results of the search can be obtained.

Marriage and divorce records in the state of Kentucky can now be obtained conveniently with the help of the Internet. This means that the marriage records can be requested even without going to any office. This is faster and at the same time hassle free. There are even some websites that offer to get the document without paying a cent.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment