Kentucky Marriage And Divorce Records

By Ben Kingsley


The state of Kentucky implements the Freedom of Information Act. With this, the public documents of the state can be obtained by its local residents anytime they have a need for it. Kentucky marriage license records are among the public documents that can be obtained.

There are several reasons why the residents of Kentucky would request for a copy of their marriage records. When conducting a genealogy research, one of the documents that are being checked for information is the marriage records. It has information that is vital in updating the family history. The document is also one of the important documents necessary when dealing with some transactions in the government. Transactions that involve the finances as well as the dependents of the couple would most likely call for such document. Checking on the marital status of an individual is also one of the reasons why some would request for a copy of such file. This is done by people who are currently in a relationship and would like to make sure that the one they are dating is not married yet.

Details about the marriage of a couple are what the document focuses on. One would know the complete names of the bride and the groom as well as the date and the place where the couple got married. The document would also show some personal details of the bride and the groom such as the birth details, residence address and occupation at the time of the marriage. Additional information that can be found on the file includes the names of the witnesses and the parents of the couple.

In order to obtain a copy of a marriage certificate in the state of Kentucky, one has to request it at the county where it occurred. Unlike other states, such document is not available at the Vital Records Section. Although, the said office can help provide you information about where to obtain the document, a fee of $6 has to be paid for the verification process. The actual copy of the marriage certificate has to be requested only at the county of occurrence and a separate processing fee has to be paid which may vary per county.

Only marriages that were registered from June 1958 can be obtained from the state of Kentucky. In order to get a copy of the said file, one has fill out a request form with the basic details of the file that is being obtained. It is also important that the one who filed the request provide their contact details on the application form with their reason they are requesting it. Only the couple as well as their immediate family is given access to the file. One can also send a mail request but this may take days before the results of the search can be obtained.

Kentucky marriage and divorce records are available online. Doing the search online is faster and convenient since it can be done even without going to any office. The requested information can be obtained with just a few clicks on the mouse. Some websites even allow their users to test their system for free.




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