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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Database on Illinois Marriage Records Free Online

By Kenneth Wright


The state of Illinois has allowed its local residents to access their personal public records. This includes the Illinois marriage records. These public documents are being archived at the office of the Vital Records Section.

Information about the union of a couple is the focus of this type of record. One would be able to know where and when the couple got married. The basic information of the couple should not be forgotten thus it is also indicated on the record. This includes the real name of the couple as well as the place and date when they were born. Going back to the details of the marriage, one would b able to identify important people who were part of the marriage such as the sponsors, witnesses and, of course, the parents. One would also know if the bride or the groom has been married before because details about the former marriage are part of the document.

This is one of the important files used as references when updating the family history. Ironically, one cannot request or file for divorce with the absence of a marriage certificate. This document is also required if one needs to declare a property or asset.

The state of Illinois has indexed marriage files since 1962. Information about the record that is being requested is needed in order to easily locate the file. This can be the names of the bride and groom or the place ad date of the marriage.

Illinois marriage records as we know, are public document, however, only the person whose name is on the file is allowed to get a copy of it. Immediate family members of the couple can also request for the said document. Although, it is the office of the Vital Records Section that manages the marriage document of the state, the record still has to be requested at the county where the marriage took place. With this, fees would vary on where it was obtained. The retrieval would take a while so one must have the patience to wait. If the file is still not obtained one has to wait of 30 days before asking for a follow up on the request. With all of the wait time, the geniuses of the country have developed an online tool where the requested file can b obtained with minimal wait time.

Marriage licenses can now b obtained online. With this method, there is no need to go to any office and file the request from there. Also, one can obtain the record faster since the results are displayed in just a few seconds. Not only that it is fast and convenient, with all of the benefits the Internet has to offer, it becomes inexpensive.




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