Illinois Free Marriage Records

By Ben Kingsley


The marriage records Illinois issues to its residents are usually in the form of a certificate or a license. Such document is considered as a public document thus the residents have easy access on it.

Residents of Illinois frequently request for a copy of a marriage certificate. This is because, such document is one of the most useful public documents that the state has. The information that can be found on a marriage certificate is important in doing a genealogy research. Updating the part where one would know who married who is important in the family tree. There are government transactions which cannot be processed without presenting such document. This includes insurance and the declaration of all properties and assets that an individual owns. Divorce cannot be processed without this document. A rather unusual use of this file is for background check. Some residents of Illinois would check on the marital status of the ones they are dating. This allows them to make sure that they are not dating a married individual with obligations. Problems during marriage application can then be avoided.

A public marriage record would contain the names of the couple. It focuses on the details of the marriage such as the date and the place where the marriage took place. The certificate also contains information about the bride and the groom's birth place and date along with the name of their parents. The names of the people who were witnesses to the marriage are also included n the record.

In Illinois, only records from January 1962 are available. In order to get a copy of a marriage certificate, one should have information about the file that is being requested. One should also be prepared to give out his/her personal information upon request because it is one of the requirements needed in order to have a copy of the said document. Once the application form has been filled out with the necessary information, the search process can be simplified. Only the bride and the groom as well as their immediate family are allowed to access such documents.

Unlike other states, where the records can be obtained at the states Department of Health, in Illinois, it has to be done at the county offices. One has to go to the County Clerk office where the marriage occurred in order to get a certified copy of the marriage license. Fees would vary per county. The state office can guide you by verifying the information that you have and can tell you where the record can be obtained. The verification, however, would cost $5.

Searching for marriage divorce records in the state of Illinois has been made easy with the help of the Internet. The Internet has made the search convenient and hassle free. The needed information is obtained in just seconds and there is no need to travel anywhere since it can be requested anywhere that has internet connection. This is the reason why many residents of Illinois prefer to request for the record through the Internet.




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