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Broward County Marriage Records

At the core of every marriage record, like Broward County Marriage Record, would be a marriage license, a sort-of permission granted by the government to a person to get married. From a certain point of view, this might seem to be intrusive, because marriage is something that the government should not interfere with, but the truth of the matter is, marriage is something that not only the government, but also the general public, is interested in because of the importance that it has for the general public. Marriage, after all, is not only something that affects the community, but also a source of rights and obligations not only in the case of those who were parties to the marriage, but even to third persons, and people who were not even born at the time of the celebration of the marriage.

Marriage Records Broward County, like all marriage records, are a collection of records that may be used in proceedings involving social security and pension benefits, but these are by no means the only use of these records. After all, marriage records are also used in other proceedings, which range from the specialized such as adoption and name changes to the most ordinary, such as collection of debt or eviction for non-payment of rent.

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Broward County Marriage License Records are available from the office of the clerk of courts who is also the official custodian of all public records within the county. To make a request for records at this level, the searcher should first go to the office of the clerk of courts, in particular, their records division, and make the request there. Note that this may take some time, so it is suggested that before going to the office, the searcher should first get the document identification number of the record online. This is done through the official records search function of the website of the clerk. At the search page, the searcher needs only to input the requested information and make the search. The software would display the records that match the search criteria and the searcher should locate the record that he or she is interested in from that list. Note the book and the page number of the record which would be the identification number of the record.

Florida Marriage License Public Records are also available at the state level, and this is through the Office of Vital Records of the Florida Department of Public Health. The procedure starts with the searcher first downloading the required order form and filling up the same. The required fee at this level is five dollars per record, plus four dollars for every duplicate record that would be requested for at the same time. Note that this fee is non-refundable, but in case there are no records in the department, the searcher would be issued a certificate to that effect.

Another source of records would be online databases, which, though unaffiliated with the government, provide mostly the same information as the various government offices and databases, albeit using a faster and more efficient platform that takes advantage of the speed of the internet. This means almost instant results and minimal fees as well as efficiency because the databases could be used from the home of the user.

Marriage Records Broward County
The procedure to follow when requesting for marriage records at the local level is given below

  • Determine first the identification number of the document
  • Fill in the blanks with the information requested for by the search page
  • Once you are satisfied, click the ‘search’ button at the bottom of the page.
  • The search should then display all the records that match the search criteria that you had provided, locate the record that you want.
  • Note the book and page number of the document which is also the identification number.
  • Now with the identification number, head to the office of the clerk of courts
  • Inform the clerk of your intent to request for records and give the identification number
  • The clerk would then get the record
  • It is possible to search without determining the identification number of the document, but such a search would take longer.

Broward County Marriage License Records

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