Carroll County Marriage Records

Marriage is often said to be the happiest day in the life of a person, but marriage cannot happen just because two people wants to get married. There are several requirements that must first be met before a couple can legally get married, and one of these requirements is for the happy couple to procure a marriage license. It is that marriage license that is the centerpiece of marriage records like Carroll County Marriage Records. These records are the best evidence that one could present in order to prove the marriage. The existence of such records is often taken as conclusive proof that the marriage exists, just as the absence of one creates the presumption that the marriage either is invalid or had never existed.

Marriage Records Carroll County are an integral part of an attempt to prove the existence of the marriage, though it is sometimes asked why a marriage has to be proven. Consider that marriage changes the status of a person, and the status of a person is binding upon the whole world. Consider as well that there are certain rights and obligations that are only available to a married couple, and these are rights and obligations that are also binding upon the whole world. Finally, consider that a person usually can only be married to one person at any given time in his or her life.

It is thus important to know where a person could obtain a copy of Carroll County Marriage Records, and there are two sources. The first of these would be the local level source and this would be the probate court, in particular, their records division. The probate court is the source of marriage records because they are the ones who provided for the marriage license in the first place. Thus, they have copies of every record that they had issued. The procedure at this level is requesting for the records in person. Although it may seem to be a hassle because the person who desires the copy would actually have to go to the probate court, note that this is actually more efficient because the records requested for would be made available, as much as possible, within the same day the they are requested for.

Copies of GA Marriage Records are also available at the state level, though limited. This is because the office of vital records has a specific year frame of records. Nevertheless, if the records being requested for were issued within that year frame, then the records should be available at the office of vital records. The procedure at this level is requesting via mail, which means that the person who desires the copy would first have to procure and accomplish a request form before sending it, together with a money order or check to answer for the required fee of ten dollars, to the office for processing. Note that this may take some time to accomplish.

Of course, if the person requires the copy as fast as possible, then he or she may turn to online databases. These are faster and more efficient for they are dependent on the internet, and they could be accessed from just about anywhere. They also provide substantially the same information, and most of them charge only the most minimum of fees for the use of their services.

Marriage Records Carroll County
The following procedure given below is the procedure being used at the local level

• – At the records division of the probate court, inform the staff on duty of your intention
• – The staff would use their own database and answers from questions that he or she would ask you regarding the record to limit the search.
• – Often, there would be multiple results, so you may be asked to identify the record that you want from the results of the search.
• – The clerk would then produce the record or records that you are interested in.
• – Once you are sure that these are the records that you want, ask for copies.
• – The clerk would make the copies while you would be asked to pay the required fee.
• – Present your receipt to the clerk before claiming your copies of the records.

Carroll County Marriage License Records

Additional information may be accessed through the following links

• – Carroll County
• – County Clerk
• – County Attorney
• – Probate Court
• – Archives
• – Georgia Department of Health
• – Office of Vital Records
• – Center for Disease Control Vital Records