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REGISTER OF WILLS & CLERK OF ORPHANS COURT Luzerne County Courthouse Annex 200 N. River Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 (570) 825-1668 Hours of Operation: Monday thru Friday – 9:00am to 4:30pm Phone: (570) 825-1668 – Fax: (570) 970-4580 OUR OFFICE HAS THE FOLLOWING RECORDS BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS FROM 1893 TO 1905 MARRIAGE RECORDS FROM 1885 TO PRESENT PROBATE RECORDS FROM THE EARLY 1800’S TO PRESENT THE FEE FOR SEARCHING FOR BIRTH, DEATH, MARRIAGE AND ESTATE PROCEEDING IS $30.00 THE FEE FOR CERTIFIED COPIES OF BIRTH AND DEATH CERTIFICATES IF NAMES AND DATES FOR THE INDIVIDUALS ARE PROVIDED IS $25.00 IF NOT, A SEARCH FEE OF $30.00 WILL ALSO BE APPLIED NOTE: WHEN SUBMITTING FOR A CERTIFIED COPY OF A MARRIAGE LICENSE INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE GROOM, THE MAIDEN NAME OF THE BRIDE AND THE EXACT DATE OF MARRIAGE. FEE: FOR CERTIFIED COPY OF MARRIAGE LICENSE IS $25.00 IF DATE, PLACE AND CORRECT NAMES ARE UNKNOWN A SEARCH FEE OF $30.00 WILL ALSO BE APPLIED. REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A MARRIAGE LICENSE. BOTH APPLICANTS FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE MUST APPEAR TOGETHER AND HAVE BIRTH CERTIFICATES OR PASSPORT AND PHOTO IDENTIFICATION. IF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE IS FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY OR IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE A CERTIFIED COPY OF A TRANSLATION MUST BE PROVIDED. THERE IS A (3) DAY WAITING PERIOD BEFORE THE LICENSE IS ISSUED AND THE LICENSE IS GOOD FOR (60) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE. THE LICENSE IS ONLY VALID IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE FEE TO OBTAIN A MARRIAGE LICENSE IS $50.00 CASH ONLY. ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE (18) YEARS OF AGE AND IF ONE OR BOTH OF THE PARTIES WERE MARRIED BEFORE PROOF MUST BE PROVIDED OF HOW PRIOR MARRIAGE WAS DISSOLVED. (DATE OF DEATH OR A COPY OF THE FINAL DIVORCE DECREE) IF ONE OR BOTH PARTIES ARE UNDER (18) YEARS OF AGE, CONSENT OF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN IS REQUIRED. THE GUARDIAN MUST BE PRESENT DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL $5.00 CHARGE FOR EACH UNDERAGE APPLICANT. MARRIAGE LICENSE OFFICE Luzerne County Courthouse Annex 200 N. River Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 (570) 825-1555 REQUEST FOR BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS AFTER 1905 SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO: STATE DEPARTMENT OF VITAL STATISTICS DIVISION OF VITAL RECORDS 101 SOUTH MERCER STREET P.O. BOX 1528, ROOM 401 NEW CASTLE, PA. 16101 OR YOU CAN VISIT: DEPARTMENT OF VITAL STATISTICS SCRANTON STATE OFFICE BUILDING ROOM 112 100 LACKAWANNA AVENUE SCRANTON, PA. 18503 1-570-614-1326
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