New York Marriage License

By Ben Kingsley


The Freedom of Information Act is being implemented in the state of New York. This has allowed the residents to easily access their public document which includes marriage records in New York.

Marriage record is used by the residents of New York for several purposes. Genealogy research is the top reason for accessing such file. The document is used as reference in updating the family records. There are some transactions in the government that would call for a marriage certificate. Such transactions are mostly related to the finances of an individual like insurance. If one cannot present such document, request may not be granted and can also be delayed. One of the unlikely uses of such document is for background check. Some people would heck on the status of their dating partners through such records. This can help them determine the sincerity of a person. By doing this, marriage application can go smoothly if they plan to go in that direction.

Details about the marriage are the highlights of the document. One would find the real names of the couple who get married along with details as to when and where the couple filed their marriage. The birth details of the bride and the groom are also indicated on the record together with the names of the couple's parents. The witnesses are important in marriage application thus; their names are part of a public marriage certificate.

Retrieval of the record can be done without any problem if one follows the basic requirements of such request. It is important that the one who request for the certificate has knowledge about the record that is being requested. Information about the marriage has to be indicated on the request form together with the contact details of the one who filed the request. This can help speed up the search process. A photocopy of any government issued IDs are also part of the requirement. One can present any of the following cards: Passport, Military ID or even the driver's license. A 12 week wait time is observed before the actual document can be obtained from the record. However, if one does not have such time, one can pay extra for a priority search which can cut the wait time to only 4 weeks.

Marriages that took place since 1881 are available in the state of New York. If the records are requested to be used for genealogy research, it can only be released if it has reached 50 years on the archive. A fee of $30 has to be paid in the retrieval process. However, fees would vary in some counties. Counties such as Albany, Buffalo and Yonkers have to be requested at the county offices.

Records of marriage in New York are now available online. This means that there is no need to go to any office to file the request since it can be done through the Internet. Also, the retrieval of the document can be done in just seconds instead of weeks. Information is gathered from several linked servers so one can be sure of the quality of the results especially if paid service was done.




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