Marriage and Divorce Records
What Information Can Be Found in Marriage and Divorce Records?
Marriage and divorce information can be helpful in finding lost relatives, looking for proof of citizenship,
documenting your family tree or for conducting genealogy research for medical or other reasons.
Such official documentation can clear up the uncertainty of relationships or establish others.
Like birth and death records, these vital records were not routinely maintained in the United States until the early 1900's.
However, subsequent to this period, marriage and divorce records were maintained at the state level.
The type of information that you can find in marriage and divorce records includes:
Marriage Licenses
- Addresses at time of marriage application
- Maiden name
- Birth dates, birth places & occupations
- Blood types
- Place of marriage
- Witness names
Divorce, Annulment and Separation Certificates
- Names of both parties
- Wife's maiden name
- Date and place of marriage
- Addresses at time of record
- Property settlements and child custody decisions
How to Conduct a Marriage or Divorce Records Search?
To conduct a search or obtain copies of marriage licenses or divorce, separation or annulment certificates, you should contact:
- The vital records office in the state where the marriage or marital separation occurred. The location of this office varies from state to state, but in many cases this office or these records are maintained through the state's department of health.
- The family court clerk's office in the county in which the couple lives or divorced.
National Marriage, Divorce, Annulment and Separation Records Resource Links
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vital Records Resources - Marriage, divorce, annulment, and separation records are handled at the state level, but the CDC does offer a composite list of links to each state's vital records office.
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Arizona Public Records - Santa Cruz County Marriage Licenses Edit
Physical Address:
Santa Cruz Clerk of the Superior Court
2150 N. Congress Dr.
Nogales, Arizona 85621
Contact: P: 520.375.7700
Delaware Public Records - Marriage Records Edit
Get copies of marriage certificates in person, by written request to the Office of Vital Statistics or online through the third party vendor, VitalChek.
Physical Address:
Office of Vital Statistics
417 Federal St.
Dover, Delaware 19901
Contact Links:
Office of Vital Statistics Locations
Illinois Public Records - Marriage And Divorce Records Edit
Verification of the facts contained in marriage and divorce records from 1962 to present may be obtained from the Division of Vital Records for a nominal fee. Certified copies of such records may be obtained from the county clerk in the county where the event occurred.
Physical Address:
Vital Records
925 East Ridgely Ave.
Springfield, Illinois 62702
Contact: P: 217.782.6553 F: 217.785.3209
Kentucky Public Records - Marriage And Divorce Records Edit
The Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics maintains marriage and divorce records on file from 1958 to present. Records can be ordered by phone, mail, online, or in-person. For marriage records prior to 1958, you will need to contact the county clerk where the marriage license was issued. For divorce records prior to 1958, you will need to contact the circuit county clerk where the divorce decree was granted. In order to obtain certified copies of records, you must know the full name of the groom
Physical Address:
Office of Vital Statistics
275 E. Main St. 1E-A
Frankfort, Kentucky 40621
Contact: P: 502.564.4212
Louisiana Public Records - Marriage And Divorce Records Edit
The Louisiana Vital Records Registry only maintains records for marriage licenses purchased and recorded in Orleans Parish. To obtain certified copies of marriage records from other parishes, you must contact the parish where the license was purchased. Learn how to purchase marriage records from Orleans Parish, how to apply for an Orleans Parish marriage license, and more. To obtain a divorce decree in the State of Louisiana, you must contact the Clerk of Court in the parish where the divorce w
Physical Address:
Department of Health and Hospitals
Vital Records Registry
628 N. 4th Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Contact: P: 225.342.9500 F: 225.342.5568
Mailing Address:
Department of Health and Hospitals
Vital Records Registry
628 N. 4th Street
P.O. Box 628 70821-0629
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
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