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Alabama
Marriage Certificates
Website: AL Public Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
By Mail
Send the completed application form and fees to the Alabama Center for Health Statistics.
English form
Formulario en español
In Person
Any county health department in Alabama can issue a certified copy.
List of locations
Divorce Certificates
Website: AL Public Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
By Mail
Send completed application form and fees to the Alabama Center for Health Statistics.
English form
Formulario en español
In Person
Any county health department in Alabama can issue a certified copy.
List of locations
Alaska
Marriage Certificates
Website: Alaska Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
By Mail or Fax
Send a completed application and fee to the Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records Office. You may also send your request by fax.
In Person
Visit the Alaska Vital Records office in Juneau or Anchorage to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Alaska Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
By Mail or Fax
Send a completed application and fee to the Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records Office. You may also send your request by fax.
In Person
Visit the Alaska Vital Records office in Juneau or Anchorage to request a certified copy in person.
Arizona
Marriage Certificates
Website: Arizona Department of Health Services – Vital Records
How to Request
County Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Arizona Superior Court in the county where the license was issued.
Arizona Superior Court Clerk locator
Divorce Certificates
Website: Arizona Department of Health Services – Vital Records
How to Request
County Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Arizona Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted.
Arizona Superior Court Clerk locator
Arkansas
Marriage Certificates
Website: Arkansas Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order via
VitalChek, or online or by phone through Arkansas Vital Records.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Arkansas Department of Health.
In Person
Visit the Arkansas Vital Records Office in Little Rock to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Arkansas Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order via
VitalChek, or online or by phone through Arkansas Vital Records.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Arkansas Department of Health.
In Person
Visit the Arkansas Vital Records Office in Little Rock to request a certified copy in person.
California
Marriage Certificates
Website: California Department of Public Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online through a third party, including
VitalChek.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the California Department of Public Health – Vital Records (CDPH-VR). By mail is only available for public marriages that occurred in 1905–1999 and 2008–2024.
In Person
Visit the County Registrar and Recorder in the California county where the marriage was registered to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: California Department of Public Health – Vital Records
How to Request
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the California Department of Public Health – Vital Records (CDPH-VR) for a Certificate of Record. By mail is only available for divorces from 1962 to June 1984.
In Person
Visit the Clerk of the California Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted to request a certified copy in person.
Colorado
Marriage Certificates
Website: Colorado County Clerk and Recorder Roster (PDF)
How to Request
Online
Order a marriage verification (not a certified copy) online through
VitalChek.
County Clerk
For a certified copy of the certificate of marriage, contact the County Clerk and Recorder’s Office in the Colorado county where the license was issued.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Colorado Judicial Branch – Access to Public Records
How to Request
Online
Order a divorce verification (not a certified copy) online through
VitalChek.
Court Clerk
For a certified copy, contact the Clerk of the Colorado District Court where the divorce was granted.
Connecticut
Marriage Certificates
Website: Connecticut Department of Public Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Connecticut State Vital Records Office, or to the Vital Records Office of the town where the marriage occurred.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Connecticut Judicial Branch – Family FAQs
How to Request
Court Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Connecticut Superior Court where the divorce was granted.
Delaware
Marriage Certificates
Website: Delaware Office of Vital Statistics
How to Request
Online
Order via
VitalChek or GoCertificates.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Delaware Office of Vital Statistics in New Castle, Kent, or Sussex County.
In Person
Visit the Delaware Office of Vital Statistics in New Castle, Kent, or Sussex County to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Delaware Family Court – Divorce Decree Copies
How to Request
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Records Department of the Delaware Family Court in the county where your divorce was granted.
In Person
Visit the Records Department of the Delaware Family Court in the county where your divorce was granted to request a copy in person.
District of Columbia
Marriage Certificates
Website: DC Superior Court – Family Court
How to Request
Online
Order online through the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
In Person
Visit the Moultrie Courthouse of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: US District Court for the District of Columbia – Court Records
How to Request
Contact Family Court
Contact the Family Court at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by email or phone for more information.
Florida
Marriage Certificates
Website: Florida Department of Health – Bureau of Vital Statistics
How to Request
Online
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics.
In Person
Visit the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics in Jacksonville to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Florida Department of Health – Bureau of Vital Statistics
How to Request
Online
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics.
In Person
Visit the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics in Jacksonville to request a certified copy in person.
Georgia
Marriage Certificates
Website: Georgia Department of Public Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Marriage Certificates – By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Georgia Office of Vital Records. By mail is only available for marriages that took place from June 1952 to August 1996.
Marriage Certificates – County Probate Office
For marriages outside that time period, contact the Georgia County Probate Office in the county where the marriage license was issued.
Marriage Verifications
Send a completed application and fee to the Georgia Office of Vital Records for marriages that occurred on or after January 2, 2014. For marriages outside that time period, contact the Georgia County Probate Office in the county where the license was issued.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Georgia Department of Public Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Court Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Georgia Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted.
Hawaii
Marriage Certificates
Website: Hawaii Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online through the Hawaii Department of Health.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Hawaii Department of Health.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Hawaii Divorce Certificate Request Form (PDF)
How to Request
By Mail or In Person
Contact the Legal Documents Branch of the Hawaii court where the divorce was granted.
Request form
Idaho
Marriage Certificates
Website: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Idaho Bureau of Vital Records.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Idaho Bureau of Vital Records.
Illinois
Marriage Certificates
Website: Illinois Department of Public Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Marriage Certificate – County Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Illinois county where the marriage occurred.
VitalChek may also offer this certificate online.
Marriage Verification – By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Illinois Division of Vital Records.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Illinois Department of Public Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Divorce Certificate – County Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Illinois circuit court in the county where the dissolution of marriage was granted.
Divorce Verification – By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Illinois Division of Vital Records.
Indiana
Marriage Certificates
Website: Indiana Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
County Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Court in the Indiana county where the marriage took place.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Indiana Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
County Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Court in the Indiana county where the divorce was granted.
Iowa
Marriage Certificates
Website: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.
In Person
Visit the Iowa Vital Records Office in Des Moines to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Iowa State Archives – Vital Records
How to Request
Court Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Iowa District Court in the county where the case was filed.
Kansas
Marriage Certificates
Website: Kansas Department of Health and Environment – Vital Statistics
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics.
In Person
Visit the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics in Topeka to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Kansas Department of Health and Environment – Vital Statistics
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics.
In Person
Visit the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics in Topeka to request a certified copy in person.
Kentucky
Marriage Certificates
Website: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services – Vital Statistics
How to Request
Online
Order online, by phone, or by fax through
VitalChek
In Person or Drop Box
Visit the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, or use its drop box, to request a certified copy.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services – Vital Statistics
How to Request
Online
Order online, by phone, or by fax through
VitalChek
In Person or Drop Box
Visit the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, or use its drop box, to request a certified copy.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics.
Louisiana
Marriage Certificates
Website: Louisiana Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Orleans Parish
Order online, by phone, or by fax through
VitalChek, or send a completed application and fee to the Louisiana Vital Records Central Office. You can also visit the Louisiana Vital Records Central Office in New Orleans in person.
Other Parishes
Contact the Clerk of the Louisiana Parish Court where the marriage took place.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Louisiana Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Parish Court Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Louisiana Parish Court where the divorce was granted.
Maine
Marriage Certificates
Website: Maine Office of Vital Statistics
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Maine Office of Vital Statistics.
In Person
Visit the Maine Office of Vital Statistics in Augusta, or the city or town office where the event took place, to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Maine Office of Vital Statistics
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Maine Office of Vital Statistics.
In Person
Visit the Maine Office of Vital Statistics in Augusta, or the city or town office where the event took place, to request a certified copy in person.
Maryland
Marriage Certificates
Website: Maryland Department of Health – Division of Vital Records
How to Request
Marriages on or after January 1, 2007
Order via
VitalChek, send a completed application and fee to the Maryland Division of Vital Records, or visit the Maryland Division of Vital Records in Baltimore by appointment.
Marriages before January 1, 2007
Contact the Circuit Court of the Maryland county where the marriage took place.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Maryland Department of Health – Division of Vital Records
How to Request
Divorce Certificate
Contact the Circuit Court of the Maryland county that granted the decree.
Divorce Verification (on or after January 1, 1992)
Order via
VitalChek, send a completed application and fee to the Maryland Division of Vital Records, or visit the Maryland Division of Vital Records in Baltimore by appointment.
Massachusetts
Marriage Certificates
Website: Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics.
In Person
Visit the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics in Dorchester to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Massachusetts Probate and Family Court
How to Request
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court where the divorce was granted.
In Person
Visit the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court where the divorce was granted to request a copy in person.
Michigan
Marriage Certificates
Website: Michigan Division for Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
Drop Box
Use the drop box at the Michigan Division for Vital Records in Lansing.
In Person
Visit the Michigan Division for Vital Records in Lansing by appointment.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Michigan Division for Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
Drop Box
Use the drop box at the Michigan Division for Vital Records in Lansing.
In Person
Visit the Michigan Division for Vital Records in Lansing by appointment.
Minnesota
Marriage Certificates
Website: Minnesota Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
County Office
Contact the Minnesota county office that issued the marriage license.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Minnesota Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
County District Court
Contact the Minnesota county district court office that granted the divorce.
Mississippi
Marriage Certificates
Website: Mississippi Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Mississippi Office of Vital Records.
In Person
Visit the Mississippi Office of Vital Records in Ridgeland, or contact the Circuit Clerk of the Mississippi county where the marriage license was issued.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Mississippi Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
County Chancery Clerk
Contact the Chancery Clerk in the Mississippi county where the divorce was granted.
Missouri
Marriage Certificates
Website: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services – Bureau of Vital Records
How to Request
Marriage Certificate – Recorder of Deeds
Contact the Recorder of Deeds in the Missouri county where the license was obtained.
Certified Statement Relating to Marriage
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek, send a completed application and fee to the Missouri Bureau of Vital Records or your local public health agency, or visit the Missouri Bureau of Vital Records in Jefferson City by appointment.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services – Bureau of Vital Records
How to Request
Certified Copy of Divorce Decree
Contact the Circuit Clerk in the Missouri county where the divorce was granted.
Certified Statement Relating to Divorce
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek, send a completed application and fee to the Missouri Bureau of Vital Records or your local public health agency, or visit the Missouri Bureau of Vital Records in Jefferson City by appointment.
Montana
Marriage Certificates
Website: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services – Vital Records
How to Request
County District Court
Contact the Clerk of the Montana District Court in the county where the marriage license was purchased and filed.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services – Vital Records
How to Request
County District Court
Contact the Clerk of the Montana District Court in the county where the decree was filed.
Nebraska
Marriage Certificates
Website: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online through the Nebraska Office of Vital Records.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Nebraska Office of Vital Records.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online through the Nebraska Office of Vital Records.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Nebraska Office of Vital Records.
Nevada
Marriage Certificates
Website: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services – Vital Records
How to Request
County Recorder
Contact the County Recorder in the Nevada county where the license was purchased.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services – Vital Records
How to Request
County Recorder
Contact the County Recorder in the Nevada county where the divorce was granted.
New Hampshire
Marriage Certificates
Website: New Hampshire Vital Records Administration
How to Request
Online
VitalChek may offer this certificate online.
In Person
Visit any local New Hampshire city or town clerk to request a certified copy in person.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the New Hampshire Vital Records Administration.
Divorce Certificates
Website: New Hampshire Vital Records Administration
How to Request
Online
VitalChek may offer this certificate online.
In Person
Visit any local New Hampshire city or town clerk to request a certified copy in person.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the New Hampshire Vital Records Administration.
New Jersey
Marriage Certificates
Website: New Jersey Office of Vital Statistics and Registry
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
In Person
Visit the New Jersey Office of Vital Statistics and Registry in Trenton to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: New Jersey Courts – Superior Court Clerk’s Office
How to Request
Court Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey.
New Mexico
Marriage Certificates
Website: New Mexico Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
County Clerk
Contact the County Clerk of the New Mexico county where the marriage license was issued.
Divorce Certificates
Website: New Mexico Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
District Court
Contact the New Mexico District Court where the divorce was granted.
New York
Marriage Certificates
Website: New York State Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Marriages Outside New York City – Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
Marriages Outside New York City – By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the New York State Department of Health, or to the clerk of the New York town or city where the license was issued.
Marriages in New York City
Visit one of the five
New York City Clerk’s offices in person, or send your request by mail to the NYC Clerk.
Divorce Certificates
Website: New York State Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Divorce Certificates – Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
Divorce Certificates – By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the New York State Department of Health.
Divorce Decrees – County Clerk
Contact the County Clerk in the New York county where the divorce was filed.
North Carolina
Marriage Certificates
Website: North Carolina Office of Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the North Carolina Office of Vital Records.
In Person
Visit the North Carolina Office of Vital Records in Raleigh, or the Register of Deeds for the county where the marriage occurred, to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: North Carolina Office of Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the North Carolina Office of Vital Records.
In Person
Visit the North Carolina Office of Vital Records in Raleigh, or the Clerk of Court in the county where the divorce was filed, to request a certified copy in person.
North Dakota
Marriage Certificates
Website: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services – Vital Records
How to Request
County Clerk or Recorder
Contact the Clerk of Court or Recorder of the North Dakota county where the marriage license was originally purchased and filed.
Divorce Certificates
Website: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services – Vital Records
How to Request
County Clerk or Recorder
Contact the Clerk of Court or Recorder of the North Dakota county where the divorce was granted.
Ohio
Marriage Certificates
Website: Ohio Department of Health – Vital Statistics
How to Request
County Probate Court
Contact the Ohio County Probate Court where the license was originally issued.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Ohio Department of Health – Vital Statistics
How to Request
County Clerk of Courts
Contact the County Clerk of Courts of the Ohio county where the divorce was finalized.
Oklahoma
Marriage Certificates
Website: Oklahoma Center for Health Statistics
How to Request
Court Clerk
Contact the Court Clerk in the Oklahoma county where the marriage was filed.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Oklahoma Center for Health Statistics
How to Request
Court Clerk
Contact the Court Clerk in the Oklahoma county where the divorce was filed.
Oregon
Marriage Certificates
Website: Oregon Health Authority – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail or Drop Box
Send a completed application and fee to the Oregon Vital Records Office in Portland, or use its drop box.
In Person
Visit the Oregon Vital Records Office in Portland to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Oregon Health Authority – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail or Drop Box
Send a completed application and fee to the Oregon Vital Records Office in Portland, or use its drop box.
In Person
Visit the Oregon Vital Records Office in Portland to request a certified copy in person.
Pennsylvania
Marriage Certificates
Website: Pennsylvania State Archives – Vital Records
How to Request
Register of Wills or Orphans’ Court
Contact the Register of Wills or Clerk of the Orphans’ Court in the Pennsylvania county that issued the marriage license.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Pennsylvania State Archives – Vital Records
How to Request
Prothonotary
Contact the Prothonotary of the Pennsylvania county where the divorce was filed.
Rhode Island
Marriage Certificates
Website: Rhode Island Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online through
VitalChek
By Mail or Drop Box
Send a completed application and fee to the Rhode Island Center for Vital Records in Cranston, or use its drop box.
In Person
Visit the Rhode Island State Office of Vital Records in Cranston; any Rhode Island city or town hall (for marriages from 2022 forward); or the city or town hall where you lived at the time of the marriage or where the marriage occurred (for marriages before 2022).
Divorce Certificates
Website: US CDC – Where to Write for Vital Records (Rhode Island)
How to Request
Family Court Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Family Court for the Rhode Island county where the divorce was finalized.
South Carolina
Marriage Certificates
Website: South Carolina Department of Public Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Licenses Issued July 1950 – December 2023
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek, or send a completed application and fee to the South Carolina Department of Health.
Licenses Issued Before July 1950 or After December 2023
Contact the Office of the Probate in the South Carolina county where the original marriage license was issued.
VitalChek may also offer certificates for marriages after December 2023.
Divorce Certificates
Website: South Carolina Department of Public Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Report of Divorce (July 1962 – December 2023)
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek, or send a completed application and fee to the South Carolina Department of Health.
VitalChek may also offer certificates for divorces before July 1962 and after December 2023.
Divorce Decrees – Court Clerk
Contact the Clerk of Court in the South Carolina county where the divorce was filed.
South Dakota
Marriage Certificates
Website: South Dakota Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the South Dakota Vital Records Office, or to any South Dakota Register of Deeds office.
In Person
Visit the South Dakota Vital Records Office in Pierre, or any South Dakota Register of Deeds office, to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: South Dakota Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the South Dakota Vital Records Office.
In Person
Visit the South Dakota Vital Records Office in Pierre to request a certified copy in person. For the divorce decree, contact the Clerk of Courts in the county where the divorce was filed.
Tennessee
Marriage Certificates
Website: Tennessee Vital Records
How to Request
Online
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to Tennessee Vital Records.
In Person
Visit the Vital Records Office in Nashville to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Tennessee Vital Records
How to Request
Online
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to Tennessee Vital Records.
In Person
Visit the Vital Records Office in Nashville to request a certified copy in person.
Texas
Marriage Certificates
Website: Texas Department of State Health Services – Vital Statistics
How to Request
County Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Texas county where the marriage license was issued.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Texas Department of State Health Services – Vital Statistics
How to Request
District Court Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the District Court in the Texas county where the divorce was granted.
Utah
Marriage Certificates
Website: Utah Vital Records Office
How to Request
Certificates from 1978 – 2010
Order online, by mail, or in person at any Utah local health department, through the Utah Vital Records Office.
Certificates Before 1978 or After 2010
Contact the Clerk’s Office in the Utah county where the marriage occurred.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Utah Vital Records Office
How to Request
Certificates from 1978 – 2010
Order online, by mail, or in person at any Utah local health department, through the Utah Vital Records Office.
Certificates Before 1978 or After 2010
Contact the District Court in the Utah judicial district where the divorce was finalized.
Vermont
Marriage Certificates
Website: Vermont Vital Records Office
How to Request
Online
Order online through the Vermont Vital Records Office.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Vermont Vital Records Office (for marriages from 2024 to present), or to the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (for marriages from 2023 and earlier).
In Person
If you are in Vermont, visit your Town or City Clerk in person if the marriage certificate is on file in that office.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Vermont Vital Records Office
How to Request
Online
Order online through the Vermont Vital Records Office.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Vermont Vital Records Office (for divorces from 2024 to present), or to the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (for divorces from 2023 and earlier).
Virginia
Marriage Certificates
Website: Virginia Office of Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online through
VitalChek, or through the Virginia Office of Vital Records.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Virginia Office of Vital Records.
In Person
Visit or drop off your request at many Virginia DMV and local health department locations.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Virginia Office of Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online through
VitalChek, or through the Virginia Office of Vital Records.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Virginia Office of Vital Records.
In Person
Visit or drop off your request at many Virginia DMV and local health department locations.
Washington
Marriage Certificates
Website: Washington Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Washington Vital Records Office.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Washington Department of Health – Vital Records
How to Request
Divorce Certificates (January 1, 1968 and later) – Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
Divorce Certificates – By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Washington Vital Records Office.
Divorce Decrees – Court Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Superior Court of the Washington county where the divorce was finalized.
West Virginia
Marriage Certificates
Website: West Virginia Vital Registration Office
How to Request
Online
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the West Virginia Vital Registration Office.
In Person
Visit the West Virginia Vital Registration Office to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: US CDC – Where to Write for Vital Records (West Virginia)
How to Request
Circuit Court Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the West Virginia county where the divorce was granted.
Wisconsin
Marriage Certificates
Website: Wisconsin Vital Records Office
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Wisconsin Vital Records Office.
Local Register of Deeds
Some records may also be available through the Wisconsin county Register of Deeds (not available at the Milwaukee City Health Office or the West Allis City Health Office).
Divorce Certificates
Website: Wisconsin Vital Records Office
How to Request
Online
Order online or by phone through
VitalChek
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Wisconsin Vital Records Office.
Local Register of Deeds
Some records may also be available through the Wisconsin county Register of Deeds (not available at the Milwaukee City Health Office or the West Allis City Health Office).
Wyoming
Marriage Certificates
Website: Wyoming Vital Record Services
How to Request
Online
Order online through the Wyoming Vital Record Services.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Wyoming Vital Record Services.
In Person
Visit the Wyoming Vital Record Services in Cheyenne to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Wyoming Vital Record Services
How to Request
Online
Order online through the Wyoming Vital Record Services.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Wyoming Vital Record Services.
In Person
Visit the Wyoming Vital Record Services in Cheyenne to request a certified copy in person.
Territories
American Samoa
Marriage Certificates
Website: US CDC – Where to Write for Vital Records (American Samoa)
How to Request
Online
VitalChek may offer this certificate online.
Contact Vital Statistics
Contact the American Samoa Office of Vital Statistics.
Divorce Certificates
Website: US CDC – Where to Write for Vital Records (American Samoa)
How to Request
Contact the Court
Contact the High Court of American Samoa.
Guam
Marriage Certificates
Website: Guam Office of Vital Statistics
How to Request
Contact Vital Statistics
Contact the Guam Office of Vital Statistics by phone, email, or in person for more information.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Superior Court of Guam – Records
How to Request
Contact Records Section
Contact the Records Section of the Superior Court of Guam by phone, email, or in person for more information.
Northern Mariana Islands
Marriage Certificates
Website: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – Recorder’s Office
How to Request
Recorder’s Office
Contact the Office of the Recorder of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Divorce Certificates
Website: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – Superior Court Clerk
How to Request
Court Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Puerto Rico
Marriage Certificates
Website: Puerto Rico Demographic Registry
How to Request
Online
Order online through
VitalChek, or through the Demographic Registry of Puerto Rico.
By Mail
Send a completed application and fee to the Demographic Registry of Puerto Rico.
In Person
Visit an Integrated Service Center of the Demographic Registry of Puerto Rico to request a certified copy in person.
Divorce Certificates
Website: US CDC – Where to Write for Vital Records (Puerto Rico)
How to Request
By Phone
Contact the Demographic Registry of Puerto Rico by phone.
Court
Contact the Superior Court of Puerto Rico where the divorce was granted.
US Virgin Islands
Marriage Certificates
Website: US Virgin Islands Superior Court – Family Division
How to Request
Family Division Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Family Division of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands.
Divorce Certificates
Website: US Virgin Islands Superior Court – Family Division
How to Request
Family Division Clerk
Contact the Clerk of the Family Division of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands (select Family Division).
