California Marriage & Divorce Vital Records
Sacramento
Los Angeles
163,700 sq mi
37253956
California vital records regarding marriage and divorce are highly decentralized, with certificates only available from the Office of Vital Records for unions between 1949 and 1986, and 1998-1999, while divorces are on file there from 1962 to 1984. Otherwise, divorce certificates can be obtained from the Clerk of Superior Court in the relevant county, while public marriages were filed with the County Recorder, and confidential marriages with the County Clerk. In addition, California divorce records purchased in Sacramento for $13 will not detail whether the divorce was finalized--only the parties involved and the county where it was filed. California marriage records cost a dollar more, and are not available if the marriage was secret. California's economy is highly diversified and the single largest in the country, even counting as the eighth largest in the world if the states are recorded separately. For more information on California vital records, visit California Birth & Death Vital Records