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Public Marriage Records Available Archive Online

By Claire Dowell


Massachusetts marriage records are one of the documents that have been opened to the public. This means that the residents of the state can access the said document at any time. This was made possible after the Freedom of Information Act has been implemented by the state.

Such document is requested by the residents for a number of reasons. This document serves as proof of identity and status which is important in dealing with some government transactions. Examples of these transactions includes, but not limited to, the following: insurance requests, updating the dependents and beneficiary list and any request that may involve the couple. Those who are still on the dating stage would use this document to verify the marital status of the one's they are seeing and dating. Doing so can help them prevent problems by the time they marry themselves. Divorce is also another use of this document since it is one of the needed documents when processing separation.

As the name suggest, the marriage record of Massachusetts would have details about the marriage of a couple. The complete names of the husband and the wife are indicated on the file together with the date and the place where the marriage took place. One would also know who the witnesses are as well as the names of the couple's parents.

Retrieval of a marriage certificate in Massachusetts would require a number of information. This includes the basic information about the marriage of a couple such as the names of the couple and the date and the place where the marriage took place. The requesting individuals also required indicating their contact details on the application form and the relationship to the name on the record has to be known as well as the reason for requesting the document. The state allows only the bride or the groom as well as their immediate families are the only ones allowed to obtain a copy of the marriage license.

The Department of Health under the vital Records Section is responsible for managing the public records of Massachusetts. Requests can be done in the said office and it would cost $18 to do so. If going to the office is not possible, a mail order can be send but it would cost $28 per request. When choosing to send it via mail, all of the required documents and information ahs to be enclosed on the request. The document can then be delivered back after a few days but it can take longer if problems are encountered during the search process.

Waiting is no longer necessary if the search is done online. The Internet has helped speed up the process and doing it is really easy since the request can be done even at the comforts of one's home. One can even search for the document in the wee hours of the night. There are even free public marriage records search which is offered by some websites to entice their customers and let them experience their system on tier own and letting them decide whether they wish to pay for it next time or not.




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