Marriage Records In Alabama
The Alabama Center for Health Statistics began filing marriage certificates in August 1936 for marriages that occurred in Alabama. (Information for marriages prior to 1936 must be obtained from the probate office in the county where the marriage license was issued.)
Marriage licenses have been required since before Alabama was a state (1799), and the early ones were issued by the clerk of the Orphans Courts in the county of the brides residence.
Restrictions: None. By Alabama law, marriage certificates are not confidential and may be obtained by any individual upon payment of the proper fee.
Cost: The fee to search for a marriage certificate is $12.00, which includes one certified copy of the marriage certificate or “Certificate of Failure to Find.” For each additional copy of the certificate ordered at the same time, the fee is $4.00. Checks or Money Orders should be made payable to “Vital Records.” Please do not send cash. Fees are non refundable. Additional fees are required for expedited service.
Information Required: Please provide as much of the following information as possible for us to locate the marriage certificate:
- Full name of husband
- Full maiden name of wife
- Date of marriage
- County where marriage license was issued
- Your name
- Your signature
- Address where the certificate is to be mailed
- Your daytime phone number
Send To: Send the above information and the appropriate fee to:
Alabama Vital Records
P. O. Box 5625
Montgomery, Al
36103-5625
http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1562
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