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BIRTH CERTIFICATE COPY

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MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE COPY

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DEATH CERTIFICATE COPY

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Information needed for obtaining a marriage license

Must be 18 years of age and one of the applicants must be a resident of Logan County, or both applicants can reside outside of West Virginia. If under the age of 18 must have parental consent, and there is also a three day waiting period before the license can be issued. The following information is needed to apply for a marriage license in Putnam County; Proper ID: Valid Drivers License or Certified Birth certificate

Bride and Groom:

Name
Address
Birth date
Place of birth
Social security number
Parent’s name
Parents place of birth

If either applicant has been married previously, the date that the previous marriage ended will be needed. (Date of death or divorce) The marriage license is valid for 60 days. If the applicants have not married after the 60 days the license is void. If you wish to get married you will need to obtain a new license.

With Premarital Education:

Application: $10.00

Marriage license: $26.00

Total $36.00

Without Premarital Education:

Application: $10.00

Marriage license:$46.00

Total $56.00

Who may perform premarital education courses?

A professional counselor or marriage and family licensed therapist;
A licensed social worker;
A psychiatrist who is licensed as a physician;
A psychologist who is licensed; or
An active member of the clergy or his or her designee, including retired clergy, provided that a designee is trained in skills-based and research-based marriage preparation curricula premarital education.

What requirements must the premarital education course curricula meet?

The premarital education course curricula must meet the requirements and provide a skills-based and research-based curricula of the following:

The National Healthy Marriage Resource Center;
A church, spiritual assembly, or religious organization; or
Other substantially similar resource

What proof is needed?

The premarital education provider shall furnish each participant, who completes the premarital education required by this section, a certificate of completion.

WHO MAY OBTAIN VITAL RECORDS?

West Virginia is not an “open records” state. Birth, death, marriage, and fetal records are not full access public records, Access is restricted. In general, if you do not have a “direct and tangible interest” in the record, you cannot obtain a copy.

For Birth and Death Records, the registrant (the person named on the certificate immediate family and their legal representatives) are automatically considered to be direct interest) For Marriage Records, the bride, groom, any of their adult children (grandchildren and their legal representatives) are considered to have a direct interest.

Immediate family means you must be a spouse, parent, child (great) grandparent, grandchild, brother or sister. Aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, or cousins are not considered immediate family. We make an exception for the record of events that took place before a certain date. These older records will be copied for genealogical purposes for anyone.

When Do Vital Records Become Available for Genealogy?

Type of Records	Years Available
Births Before	1925
Deaths Before	1975
Marriages Before	1975

Any records after these dates are restricted and are not available for open genealogical research.

Must have a photo ID when trying to pick up your document. Birth and Death document orders by mail can only be paid with cash or a money order. Documents picked up in office can be paid with cash or check.