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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.
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.