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Nevada issues no state marriage or divorce certificates. Copies come from the county, and the CDC directory reports a state index gap from 2005 to 2015.
New Hampshire requires a direct and tangible interest under RSA 5-C:9 to get a marriage or divorce certificate. The $15 search fee is payable either way.
New Jersey keeps no divorce vital record. Judgments come from the Superior Court for $10. State marriage records start in 1951 and are not public.
New Mexico Vital Records handles neither marriage nor divorce. Marriage copies come from the county clerk, divorce decrees from the district court.
New York holds marriage records from 1881 outside NYC and divorce certificates from 1963 statewide. DRL 235 seals matrimonial court files for 100 years.
NC Vital Records holds marriage records from 1962 and divorce from 1958. G.S. 130A-93(c) limits certified copies to relatives and legal-right claims.
North Dakota issues no state marriage or divorce copies. Marriage records come from the issuing county, divorce records from the county where decreed.
Ohio keeps no state marriage or divorce record. Marriage copies come from the county probate court, divorce decrees from the clerk of common pleas.
Oklahoma's health department holds no marriage or divorce records. Learn which county office has yours, how to search OSCN, and where old records went.
Oregon restricts marriage and divorce records for 50 years. Learn who can order, what the Record of Dissolution is, the $25 fee, and where to get the decree.
Pennsylvania issues no state marriage or divorce copies. Get a marriage record from the county Marriage License Clerk and a decree from the Prothonotary.
Rhode Island has no counties, so every divorce sits with the statewide Family Court. Learn where marriage certificates come from, the fees, and what is public.