Florida Vital Records: Difference between revisions

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Adoption records are confidential.  Medical background on the birth family is given to the adoptive family at adoption.  It can be obtained by the adoptee at age eighteen  from the Family and Children Services Program, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Servies. 
Adoption records are confidential.  Medical background on the birth family is given to the adoptive family at adoption.  It can be obtained by the adoptee at age eighteen  from the Family and Children Services Program, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Servies. 


== Marriage Records ==
== Marriage Records ==


'''1927 - Present'''  
'''1927 - Present'''  
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Marriage records have been kept by each county, usually from the date the county was created. The Family History Library has a large collection of county marriage records. For example, the marriage licenses of the county judge for Hillsborough County are on 93 microfilms for the years 1849 to 1951, 1853 to 1927, and 1940 to 1956, with an index for 1846 to 1980.  
Marriage records have been kept by each county, usually from the date the county was created. The Family History Library has a large collection of county marriage records. For example, the marriage licenses of the county judge for Hillsborough County are on 93 microfilms for the years 1849 to 1951, 1853 to 1927, and 1940 to 1956, with an index for 1846 to 1980.  


Statewide registration of marriages began in June 1927. The Family History Library has 471 microfiche of the ''Florida Combined Marriage Index'',''1927-1969''. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=497719&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Florida+combined+marriage+index%2C+1927%%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 6081726-68]. </ref>These records are in the Office of Vital Statistics.  
Statewide registration of marriages began in June 1927. The Family History Library has 471 microfiche of the ''Florida Combined Marriage Index'',''1927-1969''. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=497719&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Florida+combined+marriage+index%2C+1927%%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 6081726-68]. </ref>These records are in the Office of Vital Statistics.  


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Records of divorce proceedings are kept by the clerk of the circuit court in each county. You can write to the clerk for records up to June 1927. For records since then, write to the Office of Vital Statistics.  
Records of divorce proceedings are kept by the clerk of the circuit court in each county. You can write to the clerk for records up to June 1927. For records since then, write to the Office of Vital Statistics.  


The Family History Library has 305 microfiche of the ''Florida Combined Divorce and Annulment Index, 1927-1969''. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=493655&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Florida+combined+divorce+and+annulment+i%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 6081683-725]. </ref>
The Family History Library has 305 microfiche of the ''Florida Combined Divorce and Annulment Index, 1927-1969''. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=493655&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Florida+combined+divorce+and+annulment+i%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 6081683-725]. </ref>


== Death Records&nbsp; ==
== Death Records&nbsp; ==
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