Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Massachusetts Marriage Records Available Online

By Claire Dowell


The Freedom of Information Act is in place in the state of Massachusetts. This law allows the residents to request for a copy of any of their public documents anytime. Such document includes the Massachusetts marriage record which is considered as open documents that can the people can request anytime.

The marriage records of Massachusetts are used in a number of ways. The document is an important requirement when dealing with some government transactions. It is used as proof of one's identity and status which is very important in transactions such as insurance, beneficiaries and dependent as well as any other financial related matter. There are also individuals who look into the status of their partners to make sure that they are with an unmarried individual. Sadly when the marriage is no longer working and the couple decides to separate, this document is one of the needed documents that should be presented to process the divorce.

The information that can be found on a marriage certificate is enough to make any transaction that a couple request legal and valid. This is because of the number of information that people can obtained from it. The names of the bride and the groom who tied the knot are indicated on the document along with the date and place where it was registered. The names of the parents of the couple are indicated on the certificate as well together with the names of the witnesses.

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.

Requesting for a copy of a marriage certificate can be done at the Vital Records Section at the Department of Health in Massachusetts. Going to the said office directly would cost only $18 per request. For those who cannot go to the office for some reason, a mail request can be sent but it would cost $28. Also, one should know that the results of a mail request can take a while before the results can be sent and this would also depend on the completeness of the requirements provided.

The Internet has changed the way information is being shared. With it, retrieval of a marriage certificate is faster and convenient since the search can be done anytime and anywhere that has Internet connection. The residents of Massachusetts can even request for a free public marriage records through some websites that offer their service for free. They do this to allow their users to know what it's like to use their system before they even decide to pay for it.




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