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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Arizona|Arizona]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Arizona_Birth,_Marriage_and_Death_Records|Birth, Marriage and Death Records]]''  
''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Arizona|Arizona]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Arizona_Birth,_Marriage_and_Death_Records|Birth, Marriage and Death Records]]''  


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'''Introduction to Vital Records'''  
'''Introduction to Vital Records'''  
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== Birth Records  ==
== Birth Records  ==


Check [http://genealogy.az.gov/ Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates] for records of births that occurred at least 75 years ago and no earlier than 1855. Arizona is one of the few states that has online free access to birth and death records.
Check [http://genealogy.az.gov/ Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates] for records of births that occurred at least 75 years ago and no earlier than 1855. Arizona is one of the few states that has online free access to birth and death records.  


For birth records less than 75 years ago, [[Arizona|Arizona]] is a "closed record" state which means [[United States Vital Records|vital records]] are not public records. Only immediate family and selected others may obtain certified copies of vital records.<ref>Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Vital Records. [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm Vital Records]. Accessed 28 May 2011. </ref>  
Check the following FamilySearch article for addition birth records, with explanation<br>[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/Arizona%20Births%20and%20Christenings%20(FamilySearch%20Historical%20Records) Arizona Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]
 
For birth records less than 75 years ago,[[Arizona|Arizona]] is a "closed record" state which means [[United States Vital Records|vital records]] are not public records. Only immediate family and selected others may obtain certified copies of vital records.<ref>Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Vital Records. [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm Vital Records]. Accessed 28 May 2011. </ref>


Genealogists may obtain copies of certificates if all of the following criteria are met:  
Genealogists may obtain copies of certificates if all of the following criteria are met:  
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You may obtain a certified copy of a birth certificate for a birth that occurred in Arizona after 1989, at the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm County Health Department] in the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm county] where the birth occurred.  
You may obtain a certified copy of a birth certificate for a birth that occurred in Arizona after 1989, at the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm County Health Department] in the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm county] where the birth occurred.  


'''A wiki article describing this collection is found at:'''
*<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px; ">Adoption</span>
 
*[[Arizona Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Arizona Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
== Adoption ==


Arizona's adoption records are confidential. Individuals who were adopted and are looking for their birth parents, or who are the birth parents of an adoptee and are looking for their child need to engage the services of a Confidential Intermediary. Please refer to the Arizona Supreme Court's [http://www.supreme.state.az.us/cip/ Arizona Confidential Intermediary Program] web site for more information. Access to Adoption Records" Adoption.com. Adoption Media, LLC, 1995 - 2009. Accessed 1 Sept. 2009. [http://http://laws.adoption.com/statutes/arizona-laws.html]  
Arizona's adoption records are confidential. Individuals who were adopted and are looking for their birth parents, or who are the birth parents of an adoptee and are looking for their child need to engage the services of a Confidential Intermediary. Please refer to the Arizona Supreme Court's [http://www.supreme.state.az.us/cip/ Arizona Confidential Intermediary Program] web site for more information. Access to Adoption Records" Adoption.com. Adoption Media, LLC, 1995 - 2009. Accessed 1 Sept. 2009. [http://http://laws.adoption.com/statutes/arizona-laws.html]  
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Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona served many eloping couples from Arizona, southern California and New Mexico. In Yuma there was no waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage.  
Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona served many eloping couples from Arizona, southern California and New Mexico. In Yuma there was no waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage.  


*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an Arizona couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places, such as [[Clark County, Nevada|Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada]], or [[Yuma County, Arizona|Yuma, Yuma, Arizona]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, [http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?"] accessed 8 January 2011.</ref>
'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an Arizona couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places, such as [[Clark County, Nevada|Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada]], or [[Yuma County, Arizona|Yuma, Yuma, Arizona]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, [http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?"] accessed 8 January 2011.</ref>
 
Check the following FamilySearch articles for addition death records, with explanation[[Arizona Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Arizona Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
'''A wiki article describing this collection is found at:'''
 
*[[Arizona Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Arizona Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


== Divorce Records  ==
== Divorce Records  ==
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== Death Records  ==
== Death Records  ==


Check [http://genealogy.az.gov/ Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates] for&nbsp;records of a&nbsp;death that occurred at least 50 years ago and no earlier than 1844.&nbsp;Arizona is one of the few states that has online free access to birth and death records.
Check [http://genealogy.az.gov/ Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates] for&nbsp;records of a&nbsp;death that occurred at least 50 years ago and no earlier than 1844.&nbsp;Arizona is one of the few states that has online free access to birth and death records.  


Check the following FamilySearch articles for addition death records, with explanation
Check the following FamilySearch articles for addition death records, with explanation  


*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Arizona_Deaths_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Arizona Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)]  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Arizona_Deaths_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Arizona Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)]  
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Vital Records Section<br>Arizona Department of Health Services<br>P.O. Box 3887<br>Phoenix, AZ 85030<br>Telephone: 602-255-3260 <br>Internet: [http://www.azdhs.gov/ Arizona Department of Health Services]  
Vital Records Section<br>Arizona Department of Health Services<br>P.O. Box 3887<br>Phoenix, AZ 85030<br>Telephone: 602-255-3260 <br>Internet: [http://www.azdhs.gov/ Arizona Department of Health Services]  


Also check [http://www.vitalrec.com/ VitalRecords.com]&nbsp;$&nbsp;for current fees and latest information to obtain copies of Arizona state records.
Also check [http://www.vitalrec.com/ VitalRecords.com]&nbsp;$&nbsp;for current fees and latest information to obtain copies of Arizona state records.  


== Minorities  ==
== Minorities  ==
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*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?i=d&tp=2&p=5&cj=1&o_xid=0000252276&o_lid=0000252276&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Arizona Birth, Marriage &amp; Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $&nbsp;  
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?i=d&tp=2&p=5&cj=1&o_xid=0000252276&o_lid=0000252276&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Arizona Birth, Marriage &amp; Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $&nbsp;  
*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Arizona.htm Arizona Certificates] online -&nbsp;<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178" />$&nbsp;  
*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Arizona.htm Arizona Certificates] online -&nbsp;<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178" />$&nbsp;  
*Obtain services of [http://www.azcourts.gov/cld/ConfidentialIntermediaryProgram.aspx Confidential Intermediary] to find information about parents/children lost through adoption -&nbsp;<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178" />$&nbsp;
*Obtain services of [http://www.azcourts.gov/cld/ConfidentialIntermediaryProgram.aspx Confidential Intermediary] to find information about parents/children lost through adoption -&nbsp;<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178" />$<br>
 
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