Florida Public Marriage Records

By Ben Kingsley


Florida marriage records are essential for the reason that it contains information that is pertinent to documents that one might need to secure. A record of marriage is available from Florida's Bureau of Statistics office and all one has to do is to request through phone, mail or email. As email address is considered public records, there are instances that the address might be released. For those who wanted their email address to remain private, the best option is to call the office or mail the request. The office has an official partner that one can go to with their request and can help access their marriage records.

For those who are requesting for marriage records, the Bureau repository contains records that date back to June 6, 1927 when the Office was inaugurated. Marriages that took place before the date mentioned could be obtain from the county clerk office where the license was released. Note that one should call ahead to know what fees the county charges and other pertinent details.

If one is to send their request via mail, they can send a signed letter or a downloadable form. Fill this up, attach the $5 fee and send it to the Bureau. For additional copies of the same request, the applicant should indicate that they want copies and include the fee to their cheque or money order. Note that each additional copy costs $4 and the request should be made together with the original request. No restrictions are imposed to the number of records or copies one can request from the Office.

Should the office find no records, the former will issue a statement of "not found" to the person who requested the information. The fee for the request is not refundable. For duplicate copies of the "not found" record, the office will refund the fee; however, the person who requested the refund should send a request letter.

For applicants, answer the questions truthfully to ensure that the record will be easily retrieved by the office. One should fill in the groom or bride's full name, the exact date that the marriage ceremony was performed as well as the county where the license was issued. The applicant should also provide their contact details so that the Office can reach them if there are problems or issues with their request. After the form is completed, one can then send in the form and the cheque to the Office to be processed.

For those who are not familiar with the exact marriage date, they can include a range or period of years that they think would include the records of marriage they requested. Each year costs $2 and should be made together with the request. Delivery time varies with processing usually taking about 2-5 business days including delivery. For rush services, applicants should pay $10 for the processing to shorten to 3 days. The Bureau also offers express delivery or 24-hour delivery. All the applicant has to do is to pay $10, add a self-addressed stamped envelope together with their request, and send in their application to the Bureau. For those who are busy and do not have time to go in personally, they can make their requests online which is a convenient way to request for information especially for marriage records.




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