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Kansas vital records are not public, but KDHE says marriage and divorce information is open at the county district court. Certified state copies cost $20.
Kentucky holds both marriage and divorce records from June 1958 at $6 per certificate. Earlier records are with the county clerk or circuit court clerk.
Louisiana's state registry holds only Orleans Parish marriage records. Every other parish, and every divorce decree, runs through the parish Clerk of Court.
Maine keeps marriage and divorce records back to 1892, but they are not public. Learn the direct and legitimate interest rule, the $15 fee, and how to order.
Maryland Vital Records issues marriage certificates from 2007 and divorce verifications, but the decree comes from the Circuit Court. Fees and how to order.
Massachusetts marriage certificates come from RVRS or a town clerk, but divorce records come from the Probate and Family Court. Fees, years, and how to order.
Michigan law lets any applicant obtain a certified marriage or divorce record. Learn where county and state copies come from and how to order one.
Minnesota routes marriage and divorce records through counties, not the state. Learn where each record lives, the free MOMS search, and what copies cost.
Mississippi holds marriage records at MSDH from 1926, but keeps no divorce records. Learn who holds each record, the $17 fee, and how to order a copy.
Missouri's state vital records office issues only a statement of marriage or divorce. The certified copy comes from the county. Here is how to get each one.
Montana's Office of Vital Records holds only an index of marriages and divorces from 1943. Certified copies come from the Clerk of District Court. Here is how.
Nebraska DHHS issues marriage and divorce certificates for $16, but only to you or your parents. Decrees come from the district court clerk.