2. Oklahoma Marriage Records are stored at the specific
county Clerk of Court that finalized the marriage. The
same Clerk of Court is also responsible of the granting of
a marriage license and a marriage certificate. The
records can be accessed by any member of the public
upon request. There are various requirements that need
to be provided which vary depending on the county
Clerk of Court.
3. A marriage document has three parts: the marriage
license, the marriage certificate, and the complete
marriage document. The marriage document is the only
document accepted by the court to prove the legality of
a marriage. However, the document should always its
three parts to remain valid. A marriage license is
required before a wedding ceremony can be done. The
license can be obtained from the clerk of court and
should be applied for by the spouses together. The
license has a 90-day validity period. The spouses can
choose to have their wedding date within the validity
period of the license. Once the validity period is over
and still there is no marriage ceremony, they have to get
another
5. There is a certain degree as to how much information a
person trying to access the marriage documents will be
given. The documents contain basic pieces of
information which include the names of the spouses,
when they were born and the date and place where the
marriage transpired. Basic pieces of information are
found on a marriage certificate and are available to the
general public. There are details that are categorized as
confidential and they are only provided to the spouses,
their attorneys, and other entities authorized by the
court.
6. Marriage files are now kept in a database maintained by
the county Clerk of Courts. The files are also submitted
to the state's Health Department, which is usually where
the central repository is located. If you want to obtain a
certified version of a marriage file, head to the county
Clerk of Court. It usually takes a few months to process
requests in government offices, so provide as much
information as you can about the file so that the
retrieval process can be done much faster.
7. Marriage files are also available through online search
tools. Such search tools have the consent of the court to
provide the files to the public as long as it is done
properly. There are two kinds of search tools available
on the Internet: those that are for free and those that
ask a certain amount of fee.
8. Do not worry about the accuracy of Marriage Records
that you find online because more often than not, they
are in sync with what government offices maintain. If
you do not know which state the files are stored, look
for search tools that offer a nationwide search option.
Make sure that you do a little history check on the
search tools prior to deciding which one to use and find
out if they have a good track record.
