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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]]'' | ||
[[Image:800px-Saguaro ArizonaSunset.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:800px-Saguaro ArizonaSunset.jpg|thumb|right|800px-Saguaro ArizonaSunset.jpg]] | ||
'''Introduction to Vital Records''' | '''Introduction to Vital Records''' | ||
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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. | ||
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)] | 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> | 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. | ||
* | *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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'''[[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 article for addition marriage records, with explanation | Check the following FamilySearch article for addition marriage records, with explanation | ||
[[Arizona Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Arizona Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | [[Arizona Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Arizona Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
== Divorce Records == | == Divorce Records == | ||
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Check [http://genealogy.az.gov/ Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates] for records of a death that occurred at least 50 years ago and no earlier than 1844. 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 a death that occurred at least 50 years ago and no earlier than 1844. Arizona is one of the few states that has online free access to birth and death records. | ||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | |||
*[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)] | ||