Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Search For Free Georgia Marriages Database Online

By Claire Dowell


Georgia State is known by many as the Empire State of the South and the Peach State. Georgia was named after King George II of Great Britain and was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. It was on January 2, 1788 were Georgia was the fourth state to approve the United States Constitution. It is known to be the 24th most extensive and 19th most populous state in the country. The state 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. It is the Department of Public Health where records are kept and maintained such as Georgia Marriage Records, birth certificates, marriage certificates and criminal records.

Atlanta is the capital of the state and its most populous city since 1868. As with other states and the federal government, the government of Georgia is based on the separation of legislative, executive and judicial power. Georgia consists of 159 counties, and each county has their own elected legislative branch, usually called the Board of Commissioners, which usually also has executive authority in the country. It is the only state with Sole Commissioner Government County and its constitution provides all counties and cities with a home rule authority, thus giving the county commissions considerable power to pass legislation within their county as a municipality would.

Vital Records are documents of life events that are kept under governmental authority, including birth certificates, marriage licenses, death certificates, criminal records and Divorce Records. Vital records are considered to be primary source of information because of detailed information it contained. It is the state vital record office who maintains birth and death records from 1919 up to present and marriage application and licenses from 1952-1996 up to present. County files only contain records of vital events that occurred only 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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