US Marriage certificate

Marriage certificate is a document that confirms a legal union between two people. In some instances, you may be required to present your marriage certificate to prove relationship to your husband or wife. This can happen if the last names are different or if the child's last name is different from one of the parents. Domestically, meaning within the Unite States, your original marriage certificate given at marriage, would be sufficient document as form of identification. At times you may be requested to present a certified copy of a marriage certificate. These may be available to you on city county or state levels. In some states, marriage certificates are public records, every one has access to it. Other states deem marriage records as vital records, and proper identification must be presented in order to obtain one. Please note, if religious ceremony was done, the couple still needs to conduct a civil marriage ceremony in order to register their marriage in the City Hall or respective agencies. If you were married in the church and never registered with the state, you are legally single!

Marriage certificate may be required for international purposes. If you need to register your marriage a certified copy of you marriage certificate along with legalization appropriate for a given country. Additionally, if you are adopting a child if a foreign country, your legalized marriage certificate will be required. 3rd part agencies can help you in all you needs retrieving and preparing the documents for any country in the shortest amount of time. Please be advised that it is a long and not pleasant process of waiting in lines and running around from one government agency to another. Agences can simplify the process and provide service with no effort on your behalf.