Wilcox County Marriage Records

When one thinks of marriage, one could see a celebration involving the families of only two people, but the truth of marriage is that it actually concerns not only those people, but also the world. This is because marriage is something that changes the status of a person, and aside from the fact that status usually equates to certain rights and obligations, status is also something that follows the person no matter where he or she may go, and those rights follow as well. Thus, there is sometimes a need to prove the existence of the marriage, and the best way to do that is through the use of the official records of the marriage, known as marriage records of which Wilcox County Marriage Records are an example.

Marriage Records Wilcox County are public records that are not supposed to be taken out of the place where they are kept, though copies of the same are available, and if those copies are verified, then they are as good as the original. These copies could then be used for a variety of purposes that are not limited to judicial functions, for proving a marriage is not only a judicial function. Indeed, these records could be used to prove the eligibility of the surviving spouse to the pension of the deceased spouse, or several other like purposes.

In general, there are two sources of copies of Wilcox County Marriage License Records, and these would be the local and the state level sources. The local level source is the records division of the probate court. The probate court is the office that had issued the license in the first place, so they are the ones who would have copies of the records in question. Of course, if the probate court did not issued the license, then they may not have copies of the same because of their territorial limitations. The procedure to request for copies of records at this level would require the person who wants the records to request for the same in person, and though this may mean some travel for those who live outside of the county, note that this is the faster procedure because the records would be made available, as much as possible, within the same day that they are requested for.

The state level source of Georgia Marriage Records would be through the office of vital records of the Georgia Department of Health. Here, the procedure requires the person who wish to obtain copies of the record to first download the required request form from the website of the department and accomplish the same. Once the same had been accomplished, it must be sent, together with a money order or check to answer for the required fee, to the department for processing. Note that while this may seem to be less of a hassle to complete, this is actually the longer procedure as the office could not act until they had actually received the request form and the required fee.

Over the course of the past few years, online databases have become an acceptable source of marriage records. This is mostly because they are faster and more efficient, and they do provide substantially the same information as the various government sources. Of course, most of them also provide the information for a fraction of the cost that the government sources require.

Marriage Records Wilcox County
A request for records at the state level should follow the procedure given below

• – Obtain the application form from the website of the department of health
• – Accomplish the form
• – Make a money order and attach the same to the form.
• – Attach a self-addressed and stamped envelope to the form.
• – Send the form and all other attachments as may be required to the office of vital records
• – The office would then process your request.
• – If there are records, then copies of the same would be sent to you through the envelope that you had included.

Wilcox County Marriage License Records

For questions and queries, refer to the links given below

• – Wilcox County
• – Clerk of Superior Court
• – Probate Court
• – Library
• – Health Department
• – Georgia Department of Health
• – Office of Vital Records
• – Center for Disease Control Vital Records