Use the databases below to search California vital records.

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Alameda County Deaths
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Livermore-Amador Genealogical cemetery and burial records for Eastern Alameda County.
🌐 www.l-ags.org
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Alameda County | Divorces
Official Free
Alameda County Superior Court family law records, including divorces. Searches by name require a fee, or if you know the case number you can look.
🌐 www.alameda.courts.ca.gov
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Amador County Divorces
Official Free
Amador County Superior Court online case information, including family law, civil, and criminal case records since 2002.
🌐 www.amadorcourt.org
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Amador County Divorces | Court Calendar
Official Free
Amador County Superior Court calendar of scheduled family law court cases.
🌐 www.amadorcourt.org
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Births | 1905-1995.
Official Free
1905-1995 California birth record database. Provides first, last, and middle name, birth date, county, and mother's maiden name.
🌐 californiabirthindex.org
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Births, Deaths, Marriages Statewide | 1769-1850
Official Free
Superb Huntington Library database of early California baptisms, births, marriages, deaths, mission records, military status, occupations, and much.
🌐 www.huntington.org
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Butte County Divorces
Official Free
Select CIVIL/FAMILY LAW in the online case index Case Type menu to locate Butte County family law divorce, dissolution, paternity, and legal.
🌐 www.butte.courts.ca.gov
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Calaveras County
Official Free
Order a birth, death, or marriage certificate from the Calaveras County Clerk-Recorder's Office.
🌐 clerkrecorder.calaverasgov.us
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Calaveras County Divorces | Calendars
Official Free
Calaveras County Superior Court daily court calendars, including family law hearings.
🌐 www.calaveras.courts.ca.gov
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Calaveras County Divorces | Tentative Rulings
Official Free
Search by date for Calaveras County Superior Court tentative rulings on civil and family law (divorce) cases.
🌐 www.calaveras.courts.ca.gov
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Colusa County Divorces
Official Free
Select CIVIL/FAMILY LAW in the Case Type menu to search Colusa County Family Court divorce, dissolution, and legal separation case records.
🌐 www.colusa.courts.ca.gov
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Contra Costa County Divorces
Official Free
Click on OPEN ACCESS to search Contra Costa County Superior Court family law court case information by name or case number.
🌐 contracosta.courts.ca.gov
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Fresno County | Divorces
Official Free
Fresno County Superior Court family court records of dissolution and legal separation case filings.
🌐 www.fresno.courts.ca.gov
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Glenn County Divorces
Official Free
Glenn County Superior Court records. Select Civil/Family Law in the Case Type menu to search for divorce, legal separation, dissolution, and.
🌐 www.glenn.courts.ca.gov
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Kern County | Divorces
Official Free
Kern County Superior Court civil and family law case records, including divorce records.
🌐 www.kern.courts.ca.gov
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Kings County | Divorces
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Kings County Superior Court family law case records.
🌐 www.kings.courts.ca.gov
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Los Angeles County | Divorce Case Records
Official Free
Los Angeles County Superior Court Family Law (divorce) court records, case documents, and case summaries.
🌐 www.lacourt.ca.gov
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Los Angeles County | Divorce Cases
Official Free
LA County Superior Court Family Law case summaries, calendars, divorce judgments, and party name search. Some of these services charge a fee.
🌐 www.lacourt.ca.gov
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Marin County Birth Notices
Official Free
Marin Independent Journal journal index of published Marin County birth notices.
🌐 www.sfgenealogy.org
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Marin County Divorces
Official Free
Marin County Superior Court Family Law case records, including divorces, separations, and annulments.
🌐 www.marin.courts.ca.gov
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Marin County Marriage Announcements
Official Free
Marin Independent Journal index of published Marin County marriage notices.
🌐 www.sfgenealogy.org
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Marriages Statewide | before 1900
Official Free
BYU Western States Historical Marriage Records Index of California marriages before 1900.
🌐 archives.byui.edu
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Monterey County | Divorces
Official Free
Monterey County Superior Court divorce and dissolution records by name, case number, or file date.
🌐 portal.monterey.courts.ca.gov
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Nevada County Divorces
Official Free
Nevada County Superior Court divorce records. In the Case Type field select Family dissolution, nullity, or separation.
🌐 www.nevada.courts.ca.gov
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Orange County Divorces | Calendars
Official Free
Orange County Superior Court Family Court (divorce, dissolution, separation) calendars.
🌐 courtcalendar.occourts.org
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Orange County Divorces | Case Records
Official Free
Superior Court, County of Orange family law case records, including divorces, annulments, legal separations, domestic violence, elder or dependent.
🌐 fampub.occourts.org
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Riverside County Deaths | Coroners Log
Official Free
Coroner log of Riverside County investigated deaths.
🌐 www.riversidesheriff.org
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Riverside County Divorces
Official Free
Search Riverside Superior Courts free by case number for Family Law divorce case records, or pay a $1.00 fee to do a search by name.
🌐 epublic-access.riverside.courts.ca.gov
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Sacramento County | Divorces
Official Free
Sacramento County Superior Court legal separation, divorce, dissolution, and paternity case records. Searches by name require a fee.
🌐 services.saccourt.ca.gov
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San Bernardino County | Divorces
Official Free
San Bernardino County Superior Court Family Law dissolution, divorce, and annulment case records.
🌐 sanbernardino.courts.ca.gov
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San Diego County Divorces
Official Free
Select DOMESTIC in the Case Type menu to search for San Diego County Superior Court legal separation, divorce, dissolution, and paternity case.
🌐 courtindex.sdcourt.ca.gov
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San Diego County Divorces | New Cases
Official Free
San Diego County Superior Court index of new divorce, dissolution, paternity, and legal separation case filings.
🌐 www.sandiego.courts.ca.gov
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San Francisco County Births before 1905
Official Free
Search by name for San Francisco county births recorded before 1905.
🌐 www.sfgenealogy.org
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San Francisco County Births, Deaths, Marriages 1869-1900
Official Free
Index of births, deaths, and marriages published in the San Francisco Morning Call newspaper between 1869 and 1900.
🌐 www.sfgenealogy.org
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San Francisco County Deaths & Obituaries
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San Francisco county death and obituaries from newspaper excerpts, obituaries, cemetery records, death/funeral notices, mortuary records, and burial.
🌐 www.sfgenealogy.org
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San Francisco County Divorces
Official Free
San Francisco County Superior Court Family Law case records. Search by name or case number.
🌐 sf.courts.ca.gov
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San Francisco Marriages & Divorces | pre-Quake
Official Free
City and County of San Francisco records were lost in the 1906 earthquake and subsequent fires.
🌐 www.sfgenealogy.org
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San Mateo County Divorces
Official Free
San Mateo County Superior Court records, including Family Law dissolution, divorce, and legal separation cases.
🌐 sanmateo.courts.ca.gov
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Santa Barbara County | Divorce Index
Official Free
Index of divorces, legal separations, dissolutions, and annulments in Santa Barbara Superior Court.
🌐 www.santabarbara.courts.ca.gov
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Santa Barbara County | Divorce Records
Official Free
Santa Barbara Superior Court records search of divorces, legal separations, dissolutions, and annulments.
🌐 portal.sbcourts.org
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Santa Clara County | Divorces
Official Free
Santa Clara County Superior Court family court records for divorces and dissolutions.
🌐 santaclara.courts.ca.gov
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Santa Cruz County Births, Deaths, Marriages
Official Free
Late 19th Century Santa Cruz County birth, death, and marriage notices published in local newspapers.
🌐 www.santacruzpl.org
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Santa Cruz County | Divorces
Official Free
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Family Law case records of divorces and annulments.
🌐 portal.santacruzcourt.org
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Shasta County Divorces
Official Free
Shasta County Courts Online Case Index System. Search for dissolution and divorce records by case, name, or date.
🌐 www.shasta.courts.ca.gov
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Siskiyou County | Divorces
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Siskiyou County Superior Court records, including divorces and marriage dissolutions.
🌐 www.siskiyou.courts.ca.gov
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Solano County | Deaths
Official Free
Solano County death and obituary records from 1850 to present.
🌐 www.scgsca.org
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Solano County | Deaths 1914 - 2000
Official Free
Solano County Genealogical Society records from the Passalacqua Funeral Home in Benicia.
🌐 www.scgsca.org
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Solano County | Divorces
Official Free
Solano County Superior Court divorce and and dissolution records.
🌐 portal.solano.courts.ca.gov
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Sonoma County Divorces | Calendars
Official Free
Sonoma County Superior Court Family Law Division court calendars.
🌐 sonoma.courts.ca.gov
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Sonoma County Divorces | Recent
Official Free
Sonoma County Superior Court family law and divorce records. Search for cases that have been filed in the last eight months.
🌐 sonoma.courts.ca.gov
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Stanislaus County Divorces
Official Free
Select FAMILY LAW in the Case Type menu to search Stanislaus County divorce and dissolution case records.
🌐 www.stanislaus.courts.ca.gov
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Ventura County Deaths 1872-1905
Official Free
Ventura County deaths between 1872 and 1905.
🌐 www.venturacogensoc.org
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Ventura County Deaths 1906-1908
Official Free
Ventura County Genealogical Society Archives database of county deaths recorded between 1906 and 1908.
🌐 www.venturacogensoc.org
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Ventura County Marriages
Official Free
Ventura County Clerk and Recorder Office database of recorded documents, including marriage records. Use Internet Explorer, then click next to VITAL.
🌐 recorder.countyofventura.org
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Ventura County Marriages 1873-1928
Official Free
Index of marriages recorded between 1873 and 1928. From the Ventura County Genealogical Society archives.
🌐 www.venturacogensoc.org
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Ventura County Marriages 1929-1940
Official Free
Ventura County Genealogical Society Archives records of 1929-1940 marriages.
🌐 www.venturacogensoc.org
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Ventura County Probate 1873-1993
Official Free
Scroll to the bottom of the page to view the Ventura County Genealogical Society index of probate records filed between 1873 and 1993.
🌐 www.venturacogensoc.org
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Ventura County | Divorces
Official Free
Ventura County Superior Court family law, divorce, and dissolution records.
🌐 ventura.courts.ca.gov
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Yolo County Marriages | Information
Official Free
Yolo County Clerk-Recorder information on how to order regular and confidential marriage records.
🌐 www.yolorecorder.org
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Frequently Asked Questions

Start with the strategy box at the top of this page. It tells you exactly where to order birth certificates, death records, marriage certificates, and divorce records in California.

It depends on the record type. Birth and death certificates usually go through the state health department. Marriage licenses go through the county. Divorce records go through the court. Use the databases listed on this page.

Processing times vary by office and method. Online orders are typically fastest. Mail orders can take 2-6 weeks. In-person requests at the issuing office are usually same-day if records are available.

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