Wednesday 29 May 2013

Georgia Marriage Records Free Online

By Claire Dowell


Georgia was established in 1732 and the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. Named after King George II of Great Britain, Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788. Georgia is located in the southeastern of United States of America. It is the 24th most extensive and 19th most populous state in the country. The state is known as the Peach State and Empire State of the South. It is bordered on the south by Florida, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina, on the West by Alabama and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina. Georgia government provides accurate records and data concerning vital records including Georgia Marriage Records.

The capital state of Georgia and the most populous city is Atlanta. It is located in northern central Georgia at the Eastern Continental Divide and has been the capital city since 1868. The Georgia government is based on the separation of legislative, executive and judicial power the same as with other states in the country. It consists of 159 counties with own elected legislative branch, usually called the Board of Commissioners, which usually also has executive authority in the country. Georgia had adopted Sole Commissioner Government counties and its constitution provides all counties and cities with home rule authority, as a result, the county commissions have considerable power to pass legislation within their county as a municipality would.

Vital records and vital events are defined as birth, death, fetal deaths, marriage, divorce, criminal and certificates and reports. The state vital records office maintains birth and death records filed from 1919 to the present. Marriage applications and licenses from 1952-1996 are also on file and were available. Some counties may have older birth, death, marriage or divorce records in their file but county files only contain records of vital events that occurred in that county.

Historical information are present in Georgia Division of Archives and History, they maintain a large public collection of historical records and a library of genealogical histories. Valid identification cards are requested for applicants to present in getting a marriage license, identifications such as a driver license, passport, security identification card or a birth certificate. For documents, such as divorce records or birth certificates that is printed in different language other than English will be ask to hire a notary to type a certified translation.

For applicants that were previously married, one must present to the court a divorce decree and take note that marriage license fees varies by county. However, applicants who do not want to pay the license fee, they can earn a premarital education program certificate. This is a six hour class that reviews basic marriage lessons such as budgeting and conflict resolution.

The Marriage Records of the state are updated and maintained by the Department of Public Health. Only the applicant, immediate family member or a legal representative of the applicant with an authorization letter are allowed to get a vital record. For requests of a marriage record that is dated from 1952 or after the year of 1996 should first call the probate court where the marriage was held for confirmation purposes. It will cost ten dollars for a marriage record and five dollars each for additional copy of the record.




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