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What is a Marriage License?
When you fall in love with someone and decide to share your life with that individual, you must sign a marriage license and properly file it with the state. Without this license, the state does not recognize your marriage. This can cause problems if you want to get benefits from your spouse or use benefits available to your spouse. Those who are not legally married will not get the same benefits and rights that other survivors do when their spouses die too. A marriage license is a document that legally binds you to your spouse.
How Do You Get a Marriage License?
The process of obtaining a marriage license can vary from state to state. Most states require that couples apply for a license first. This allows the state to make sure that both individuals can legally marry. Other states ask for blood tests too, which help determine if the two are closely related, which will block them from marrying. Blood tests can also reveal if one or both partners suffer from a serious disease.
Marriage License Basics
A basic marriage license will contain some simple information, including:
- the full names of both the bride and groom
- the age of both the groom and bride
- the county/city where the wedding took place
- the date of the wedding
- the name of the person who oversaw the ceremony
Some older marriage licenses will also list the type of ceremony such as a religious ceremony performed in a church or a ceremony held in a courthouse. You will also find the names of the witnesses to the wedding. The license should list those names in a typed format with their signatures below.
Marriage License vs. Certificate
One thing to consider is that a marriage license is different from a marriage certificate. The certificate is the official document awarded by the state to the couple that shows they have a legal marriage. Couples get the license and can sign and date it after the ceremony, but they will not get a certificate until they submit the license to the state for approval. Most states give couples several weeks to submit their licenses after their weddings.
Finding Marriage Info on the Web
You can easily find marriage and wedding info on the web as long as you know where to look. At OurPublicRecords, we reviewed the top public record sites around and ranked those sites on a scale from one to five. Each one has some good benefits and can give you access to marriage licenses and other records. When you use our links, you can find the marriage licenses filed by your parents and grandparents and other married and divorced couples who you know.
Our Top Ranked Public Records Sites 2020
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Score
Pros / Cons
Bottom Line
Site
Database Size
5/5
Search Features
5/5
Cost
4.5/5
Customer Help
5/5
Our #1 choice for the best background search site on the web is TruthFinder. It’s a subscription service that does not offer free searches
Database Size
4/5
Search Features
5/5
Cost
4.5/5
Customer Help
4.5/5
You can search by name or phone number on this site to see who keeps calling. It is also available as a mobile device for those who want to perform searches on the go.
Database Size
4/5
Search Features
4.8/5
Cost
4/5
Customer Help
4.5/5
Though not as fast as some of the other background search tools on the web, this site lets you search by different types of information. Some searches include detailed reports too.
Database Size
3.8/5
Search Features
4/5
Cost
4/5
Customer Help
3.5/5
Easy to use and has enough historical records data. Allows you to search through 20 billion records from 80 different countries.
Database Size
3/5
Search Features
4/5
Cost
4/5
Customer Help
3.5/5
With no limits on your searches, this site is great for business owners. It does tend to run a little slower than other sites though and is more expensive too.
Our Top Ranked Public Records Sites 2020
Database Size
5/5
Search Features
4.8/5
Cost
4.5/5
Customer Help
4.6/5
Our #1 choice for the best background search site on the web is TruthFinder. It’s a subscription service that does not offer free searches
Database Size
5/5
Search Features
4/5
Cost
3.5/5
Customer Help
4/5
You can search by name or phone number on this site to see who keeps calling. It is also available as a mobile device for those who want to perform searches on the go.
Database Size
4/5
Search Features
4/5
Cost
3.5/5
Customer Help
3.6/5
Though not as fast as some of the other background search tools on the web, this site lets you search by different types of information. Some searches include detailed reports too.
Database Size
4/5
Reliability
3.5/5
Customer Support
3.6/5
Value for Money
3.5/5
Easy to use and has enough historical records data. Allows you to search through 20 billion records from 80 different countries.
Database Size
3.5/5
Search Features
3.2/5
Cost
3.5/5
Customer Help
3.6/5
With no limits on your searches, this site is great for business owners. It does tend to run a little slower than other sites though and is more expensive too.
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