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Connecticut marriage certificates cost $20 and anyone 18 or older may buy one. There is no state divorce record; decrees come from Superior Court.
Delaware marriage records become public 50 years after the marriage under 16 Del. C. 3110(f). Family Court certified divorce decrees cost $4.
DC Health has no role in marriage or divorce records. The Superior Court Marriage Bureau issues certified copies at $10 each, divorce included.
Florida marriage and dissolution certificates run from June 6, 1927 at the state Bureau of Vital Statistics. $5 covers the search and one certified copy.
Georgia holds state marriage records only for June 1952 to August 1996, restricted to the two spouses. Divorce copies come from the Superior Court clerk.
Since February 1, 2026 Hawaii DOH no longer keeps divorce records. Divorce copies now come from Family Court. Marriage copies need a direct, tangible interest.
Free official routes to check marriage and divorce records, which states refuse to confirm anything, and why background-check sites are unreliable here.
Which office holds your marriage certificate, who is eligible for a certified copy, what it costs, how to order it, and how to get an apostille for use abroad.
Idaho Code 39-270 opens marriage and divorce records to the public 50 years after the event. Before that, a direct and tangible interest is required.
Illinois issues no certified marriage or divorce copies. IDPH sells a $5 verification from 1962; certified copies come from the county clerk or circuit clerk.
Indiana's state vital records office issues certified marriage records for 1958 through 2012 at $8.00 per date searched. County clerks hold everything else.
Iowa charges $20 per record search for marriage and divorce records, limited to entitled persons. The divorce case file stays with the county district court.