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samedi 29 mars 2014

Illinois Marriage And Divorce Records

By Ben Kingsley


The state of Illinois is considered as an open state. This basically means that the residents of Illinois have the freedom to access any of their personal documents. Illinois wedding records are among the documents that the residents can access anytime if they have a need for it.

Residents of Illinois request for a copy of a marriage certificate for them to use in legal matters. he moment a couple gets married they need to update their status in government documents and to do this they need the secure a copy of their marriage certificate which serves as proof that they got married. The document is also used b those who conduct a genealogy research. It serves as a source of information when updating the family tree. Marriage records are also used when checking on the marital status of an individual. This is usually done by those who wish to verify the identity of the one's that they are dating. By doing this, they would be able to determine whether the person they are going out with is really single or not.

An Illinois marriage records would contain details about the marriage of a couple. The complete names of the bride and the groom are found on the marriage certificate. One would know the maiden name of the bride. Details of the couple's birth such as the place and date of when they were born as indicated on the document. One would know here and when the marriage took place. Additional information that can be found on the record includes the names of the parents and the witnesses of the marriage.

Marriages that took place in Illinois from January 1962 are the only documents of marriages that can be released by the state. Although the document is an open file, only the couple and their immediate family are allowed to get a copy of a marriage certificate. The requesting individual has to fill out an application form with the necessary information to d the search. One will also be required to provide their contact details since it will be used to verify their relationship to the couple on file.

Marriage records in Illinois are managed by the county clerk office. One has to request the document from the county where the couple registered their marriage. If you are not sure which county the marriage was registered, the office of the state's Department of Health can help you figure that out. A verification fee of $5 has to be paid to proceed. Searching for the marriage record without knowing which county to go to may be time consuming but luckily, with the help of the Internet, the search can be hastened.

Doing a public record free marriage search through the internet not only hastens the retrieval process but also saves one's energy. The search can be done anywhere that has Internet access so there is no need to go to any office to just to file the request.




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