Marriage Certificate for Delaware State: Where to Get Them

A marriage certificate for Delaware will be filed at either of two places. Marriage certificates dated 1965 and onwards are filed at the Delaware Vital Statistics Office, while those dated 1913-1964 may be found at the state's public archives repository.

Marriage certificates in Delaware may be accessed via the Delaware Health and Social Services website. Marriage certificate applications may be accessed through the website.

A marriage certificate is one of the three main kinds of civil marriage records. The other two are the license and the register. The certificate basically serves as physical proof that a marriage ceremony did indeed take place.

The license, on the other hand, is the document that allows a couple to marry; while the register is the record the county clerk makes when the license is returned.

Multiple records are useful since couples have been known to take out a license and not push through with the ceremony.

The person or office that presided over the ceremony and/or recorded it presents the certificate to the couple. Unlike the marriage license, which looks like a legal document, the certificate looks like what it is meant for: a keepsake for framing.

The kind of data on a marriage certificate may vary, although the following will always be found: the names of the couple, and when and where the marriage took place.

Marriage certificates may turn out to be the most difficult to locate among public records since they are typically intended for the couple to keep. During earlier times, officials did not usually keep copies of them. However, some archives have been known to include original certificates.

Marriage Certificate for Delaware State: How to Purchase

When certificates are purchased through the Delaware state government website, they cost only $10 for each copy, as of this writing. Payment may be made in person at the Delaware Vital Statistics Office, located at the Jesse S. Cooper Building on Federal St., Dover.

You may also reach the office via (302) 744-4549 and make arrangements to pay by personal check or money order. Prior to processing, you will be required to submit a copy of any state or federal identification card with a photo, such as a driver's license.

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