Arizona Vital Records: Difference between revisions

[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm Arizona Department of Health Services] or the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm County Clerk's Office] of the county where the event occurred.  

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== Birth Records  ==

*The applicant establishes a relationship to the individual whose record they are requesting  

*The applicant submits a signed application.  

*The applicant provides valid government issued identification or notarized signature on the application.  

*The application submits the appropriate fee(s).

=== 1887—1909  ===

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.  

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== Adoption  ==

The following parties may use the services of a confidential intermediary to obtain adoption information:  

After a [http://www.azcourts.gov/Portals/26/CIP/pdf/CIdirectory05062010.pdf confidential intermediary] receives written consent from both parties, information may be released. Adoptive parents may prevent an adopted child&amp; from being contacted by an intermediary without their permission and birth parents may prohibit an adopted child from contacting birth siblings without their permission. The Arizona confidential intermediary can be contacted at: <br>[http://www.supreme.state.az.us/cip/ Arizona Confidential Intermediary Program]<br>Arizona Supreme Court<br>Attn: Torin Scott<br>1501 W. Washington<br>Phoenix, AZ 85007<br>(602) 542-9586 or (602) 542-9580<br>[mailto:cip@supreme.sp.state.az.us cip@supreme.sp.state.az.us]  

== Marriage Records  ==

Many of the early marriages for the state are searchable online at no cost in the [[Western States Marriage Index]].  

Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona&amp; 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.  

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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>

== Divorce Records  ==

The earliest divorce records were granted by the territorial legislature and are found in the published territorial statutes. Later divorce proceedings were kept by the district court of each county until 1912, when the superior court was given this jurisdiction.  

== Death Records  ==

=== 1909—Present  ===

'''Arizona Statewide Death Certificates''': A free internet index and images to the Arizona Statewide Death Certificates can be viewed on the FamilySearch.org website. For a description of the collection see [[Alabama Statewide Death Certificates (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Arizona Statewide Death Certificates]]  

Arizona Deaths 1870-1951 are online at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1534450 FamilySearch.org]  

To obtain copies of the records for dates not currently online write to the state office at:  

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== Minorities  ==

=== African American Research  ===

When searching for birth, marriage, or death records for [[African American Research|African Americans]]&nbsp; in Arizona, check the record types listed above. <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1251842227092_708" />Other sources have [[African American Slavery and Bondage|historical information]] for African American research.  

=== Arizona Indian Research  ===

To locate birth, marriage, or death information on [[Indians of the United States and Their Records|Native Americans]] living in Arkansas you must know which tribe the individual belonged to.&nbsp; [[Indians of Arizona|Indians of Arizona]] has more specific information about Indian tribes in Arizona.  

== Substitute Records  ==

Check substitute records to either verify information already found or to locate birth, marriage, death and other information when government records do not exist.  

See also [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=AL_BMDT3_Statewide_Indexes.ASP#Step Arizona Statewide Indexes and Collections] at the Family History Library.  

== Archives, Libraries &amp; Societies  ==

Statewide archives, libraries, historical and genealogical societies of Alabama have collections that can be of great value in Alabama research. Individual counties usually have historical and genealogical societies as well. Contact the Alabama Archives, Societies and Libraries listed below for specific information on availability of records and how to access their collections online, in person or through a local agent that will search the records for a fee.  

== Tips  ==

*The information given on a birth or death certificate is given by an informant.&nbsp; Learn the relationship of the informant to determine the accuracy of the record.  

*If you are unable to locate&nbsp;vital records recorded by governments; search for a church record of christening, marriage, death or burial.&nbsp; A family Bible may have been used to record family births, marriages and deaths.  

*If the survival of a baby was in question, the birth may not have been recorded. Search for a delayed birth record&nbsp;if the child survived.  

*Search for Vital Records in the Family History Library Catalog by using a '''Place Search '''and then choosing '''Vital Records'''.&nbsp; Search for '''Arizona''' to locate records filed by the State and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by the county.

== Arizona Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online  ==

The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Arizona vital records. Check [[Arizona Vital Records Online|Arizona Vital Records Online]] for more information about the resources listed below. Most online resources for Arizona Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index.  

*[http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/USA_States/States_Frames/Arizona/Arizona_Frame.htm Arizona Links] from [http://fhlfavorites.info/ fhlfavorites.info] -&nbsp;Free  

*[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html#Arizona Arizona Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.org]&nbsp;- Free  

*USGenWeb.org [http://azgenweb.org/ Arizona Site] - Free  

*Search for Arizona Collections on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] under [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=NORTH_AMERICA Canada, USA, and Mexico] - Free  

*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Arizona_Deaths_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Arizona Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)]  

*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Arizona_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)#Collection_Time_Period Arizona Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records]

== References  ==

[[Category:Arizona|Birth]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]]