Public Geauga County Marriage Records Online

Marriage records like Geauga County Marriage Records are some of the most requested for copy of official records precisely because they are official records, and because they are the official records, they are the best evidence that one could present in order to prove that the marriage had happened. One may ask why there is a need to prove the fact of the marriage and the answer to that would be because marriage is something that would affect the whole world despite the fact that it is a contract that involves only two people, the bride and the groom.

The reason why marriage would affect the whole world is because marriage is something that alters the status of the person who had gotten married, and such alteration is binding upon the whole world no matter where the person who is married would go. This alteration in his or her status is one of the reasons why a person whose first marriage is still in existence or whose marriage is still in existence, could not get married again to another person who is not his or her spouse. Such limitations would, theoretically, limit other people as well because that third person could not get married to the person who is still married even if he or she wanted to and had procured the necessary papers in order to celebrate the marriage.

As official records, marriage records are afforded the presumption of regularity, which means that they are considered to be true and accurate at all times. This is the reason why there is no need for most people to look into the contents of the record, and the mere existence of the record is prima facie evidence of the validity of the marriage in question. Of course, this presumption is not conclusive and it may be challenged by the person who is going to claim that the records are false. At the same time, these records are supposed to be available to the public at all times as these are public records.

Copies of the marriage records are not available at the state or national level through the Georgia Department of Health. Any inquiries that would be made at the national level would be redirected toward the county probate court where the marriage had occurred, as the marriage records may only be availed of at the local or county probate court of the place where the marriage had occurred. Thus, it is necessary, when requesting for copies of the records, for the person interested in the record to be aware of where the marriage had been celebrated.

Copies of Geauga County Marriage License Records may also be available online through the use of online databases. These are mostly privately owned archives, but the information contained within them is substantially the same as that which may be found in the official archives. They could also provide the information faster and more efficiently, but precisely because they are privately owned, any and all information that may be obtained through them could not be used in official proceedings.