Alachua County Marriage Records

Much could be said about how boring and repetitive the work of keeping records is in the government, but one must also take into consideration the importance of this work. This is because government records are afforded the great respect when it comes to their authenticity and this translates to the fact that these records are always presumed to be correct. This presumption extends to marriage records such as Alachua County Marriage Records. The reason that they are kept is because rights and obligations, not only from the parties to the marriage, but even from third persons and even persons who had not yet been born at the time of the celebration of the marriage, flow from the marriage.

Marriage Records Alachua County is the official document that serves as the proof of a marriage. Marriage must be proven, or at least the validity thereof, in order for certain parties to be able to take advantage of certain rights and obligations that is available only against marriage couples or for married couples. The same could be said in regards to children as there are some rights and obligations that are available only in the case of legitimate children. Aside from that, marriage records may be used in relation to Social Security or pension benefits, passports, adoptions, and name changes to name just a few.

Alachua County Marriage License Records are available from a number of sources, and in the local level, this would be the office of the clerk of court who is the official custodian of all public records, and the county archives who has copies of marriage records from 1837 to May 1973. The procedure followed in the two offices are the same and the searcher is required to go to the office and make the request there. Fortunately, the archives and the clerk of court are under the same department which means that they are in the same building.

There are other sources of Florida Marriage Records, but the best source would probably have to be the state-wide source in the form of the Florida Office of Vital Records, a part of the Florida Department of Health. The procedure to request for marriage records at this office is conducted online and starts with the searcher first downloading the required order form from the website of the department. The required fee is thirty dollars and a money order or check to answer for the same should be included with the request. The processing time is between four to six weeks and if the record had not been found, a certificate to the same would be issued to the searcher, together with a request for reimbursement form for the twenty five dollars. The five dollar search fee is not reimbursable.

If there is a need for the records as soon as possible, the fastest method of searching for marriage records would be to use online databases. Faster and more efficient, most of these databases provide substantially the same information as the various government offices and agencies that house these records. Most of them also do not charge anything more than a minimal fee, and because they are internet searches, they could be done from the home of the user without the need for the user to fall in line; indeed, there is even no need for the user to leave his or her home.

Marriage Records Alachua County
The procedure given below must be followed when making a request from the Florida Office of Vital Records

• – Download the Order Form from the website of the Office of Vital Records
• – Fill up the form completely.
• – Make a money order or check to answer for the required fee which is thirty dollars.
• – Send the form to the office for processing.
• – Processing time takes anywhere between four to six weeks.
• – At the end of the processing time, the record should be made available to you
  – If there are no records available, you would be given a certificate detailing the same as well as a reimbursement form for the twenty five dollar excess. Note that the five dollar search fee is not refundable.

Alachua County Marriage License Records

The following links should be of further assistance

• -Alachua County
• – Alachua County Department of Health
• – Alachua County Public Records
• – Alachua Clerk Ancient Records Archives
• – Alachua Clerk of Court
• – Alachua Library
• – Florida Department of Health
• – Florida Office of Vital Records
• – Center for Disease Control Where to Write