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GN 00308.046 Michigan Vital Records

A. Process

Divorce records are available from the County Clerk in the county where the divorce was granted. The cost of copy varies. Marriage records are available from the County Clerk in the county where the license was issued. The cost of copy varies.

For birth record requests, write to the County Clerk at the address shown below unless otherwise indicated. The counties charge $5.00 for birth/death /marriage records except as noted below.

IMPORTANT: For birth record verifications when the conditions in GN 00301.210 are met, see note in Remarks.

B. Procedure - State Sources

1. Address and FO Code

Vital Records Request

Dept. of Public Community Health

P.O. Box 30195

Lansing, MI 48906

FO Code 354

NOTE: You can order birth, death, marriage and divorce records online from the Michigan State Department of Community Health site. In addition, you can find EIN information here .

2. Cost of Copy:

Birth/death/divorce/marriage $34.00 for a search of up to three years. An expedited or rush fee is an additional $12.00. Extra copies are $16.00 each if ordered at the same time. Persons 65 or older who apply for a certified copy of their own birth record are charged a reduced fee of $14.00.

3. Type of Payment:

Cashier's or personal check, or money order.

4. Remarks:

The State office has marriage records beginning April 1867. Additional copies of the same birth or death record requested at the same time are $5.00 each. Except for Detroit, a recent birth record can more quickly be obtained from the appropriate city or county clerk. However, records for adopted children before 1980 or illegitimate children before 1979 are available only from the Vital Statistics Section.

Additional year searches over the initial three years cost $12.00 and if expeditious handling is needed, an extra $10.00 is charged.

There is a six-month waiting period before an event is recorded and verification of paternity affidavits are not available for approximately four months.

A written application is required to request a Michigan vital record. To obtain an application or to obtain information on requesting a Michigan vital record via the Internet, call (517) 335-8656.

Can FO verify, certify or obtain free copy of birth/death record? FO 354 has a procedure for verifying birth, death, marriage, and divorce records and for obtaining certified copies of vital records other than birth records. Click here for the procedure to verify, certify or obtain a free copy of birth/death record.

The parallel field office has a budget allocation to obtain verifications of records when conditions in GN 00301.210 are met.

C. List Of Counties

1. Alcona

Box 308

Harrisville, MI 48740

2. Alger

101 Court St.

Munising, MI 49862

3. Allegan

113 Chestnut St.

Allegan, MI 49010

($7.00)

4. Alpena

Alpena County Clerk

720 W. Chisholm

Alpena, MI 49707

5. Antrim

P.O. Box 520

Bellaire, MI 49615

6. Arenac

Box 747

Standish, MI 48658

(Divorce $10.00, each additional page $1.00.)

7. Baraga

Courthouse

L'Anse, MI 49946

8. Barry

220 W. State

Hastings, MI 49058

($10.00)

9. Bay

515 Center Ave.

Bay City, MI 48708

($8.50 Birth/death/marriage, $10.00 divorce plus $1.00 each additional page.)

10. Benzie

Po Box 398

Beulah, MI 49617

(Divorce $10.00)

11. Berrien

Berrien County Clerk

811 Port St.

St. Joseph, MI 49085

(616) 983-7111 (No Fax)

($10.00 for first copy, $3.00 for each additional copy.)

12. Branch

Branch County Clerk

31 Division

Coldwater, MI 49036

(Divorce $1.00 per page)

13. Calhoun

Calhoun County Clerk

315 W. Green St.

Marshall, MI 49068

($13.00 for first copy)

14. Cass

Cass County Clerk

P.O. Box 355

Cassopolis, MI 49031

($10.00)

15. Charlevoix

County Building

Charlevoix, MI 49720

16. Cheboygan

County Bldg.

Cheboygan, MI 49721

($3.00)

17. Chippewa

319 Court St.

Sault Ste.

Marie, MI 49783

($5.00)

18. Clare

Courthouse

Harrison, MI 48625

($10.00 Birth/death/marriage) ($10.00 Divorce plus $1.00 per additional page)

19. Clinton

Clinton County Clerk

P.O. Box 69

St. Johns, MI 48879-0069

($10.00)

20. Crawford

200 W. Michigan Ave.

Grayling, MI 49738

($6.00)

($10.00 Divorce)

21. Delta

310 Ludington St.

Escanaba, MI 49829

($6.00)

22. Dickinson

P.O. Box 609

Iron Mountain, MI 49801

($5.00)

23. Eaton

Eaton County Courthouse

1045 Independence

Charlotte, MI 48813

($5.00)

24. Emmet

County Bldg.

Petoskey, MI 49770

($8.00 Birth/death/marriage)

25. Genesee

202 Courthouse

Flint, MI 48502

($12.00 for claimant requests, administrative copy of birth certificate is free to SSA)

26. Gladwin

401 W. Cedar Ave.

Gladwin, MI 48624

($7.00 Birth/death/marriage) ($10.00 Divorce plus $1.00 each additional page)

27. Gogebic

Courthouse

200 N. Moore St.

Bessemer, MI 49911

($7.00 Birth/death/marriage, $2.00 for second copy)

28. Grand Traverse

400 Boardman Ave.

Traverse City, MI 49684

($10.00)

29. Gratiot

Courthouse

Ithaca, MI 48847

($10.00 Birth/death/marriage) ($10.00 Divorce plus $1.00 per page)

30. Hillsdale

Courthouse

209 N. Howell, Room 1

Hillsdale, MI 49242

(517)437-3391

($7.00)

31. Houghton

Courthouse

4016 Houghton Ave.

Houghton, MI 49931

($5.00)

32. Huron

Courthouse

Bax Axe, MI 48413

($10.00)

33. Ingham

Ingham County Clerk

P.O. Box 179

Mason, MI 48854

($5.00) No divorce records available.

34. Ionia

Courthouse

100 Main

Ionia, MI 48846

($10.00)

35. Iosco

P.O. Box 838

Tawas City, MI 48764

36. Iron

Courthouse

Crystal Falls, MI 49920

37. Isabella

County Bldg.

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

($10.00 Birth/death/marriage) ($10.00 Divorce plus $1.00 per page)

38. Jackson

Birth/death/marriage:

Jackson County Clerk

120 W. Michigan

Jackson, MI 49201

(517)788-4265

($5.00)

Divorce:

Jackson County Building

Jackson County Clerk

312 S. Jackson

4th Floor

Jackson, MI 49201

(517)788-4268

($1.00 per page)

39. Kalamazoo

Birth/death/marriage:

County Bldg.

201 W. Kalamazoo Ave.

Kalamazoo, MI 49007

($13.00)

Divorce:

Circuit Court Clerk

County Courthouse

227 W. Michigan

Kalamazoo, MI 49007

($13.00)

40. Kalkaska

P.O. Box 10

Kalkaska, MI 49646

41. Kent

Kent Co. Clerk's Office

300 Monroe N.W.

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

($7.00)

42. Keweenaw

Courthouse

Eagle River, MI 49924

($3.00)

43. Lake

Courthouse

P.O. Drawer B

Baldwin, MI 49304

($5.00)

44. Lapeer

287 Nepessing St.

255 Clay St.

Lapeer, MI 48446

($7.00)

45. Leelanau

P.O. Box 467

Leland, MI 49654

46. Lenawee

Judicial Building

425 N. Main Street

Adrian, MI 49221

($10.00 birth/ death/marriage)

47. Livingston

Birth/Death/Marriage:

Livingston County Clerk

200 E Grand River Ave.

Howell, MI 48843

($5.00)

Divorce:

Livingston Records

210 S. Highlander Way

Howell, Mi 48843



($5.00)

48. Luce

Courthouse

Newberry, MI 49868

($10.00)

49. Mackinac

100 Marley St.

St. Ignace, MI 49781

($5.00)

50. Macomb

MaComb County Courthouse

1st Floor

40 N. Gratiot Ave.

Mt. Clemens, MI 48043

($10.00)

51. Manistee

315 3rd St.

Manistee, MI 49660

($10.00)

52. Marquette

County Bldg.

Marquette, MI 49855

($7.00)

53. Mason

Courthouse

300 E. Ludington Ave.

Ludington, MI 49431

($5.00)

54. Mecosta

Birth/Death/Marriage

Courthouse

Big Rapids, MI 49307

($7.00)

(Divorce $10.00 plus $1.00 per page)

55. Menominee

County Clerk

839 10th Ave.

Menominee, MI 49858

(906) 863-9968

($10.00 Birth/death/marriage) (Divorce $10.00 plus $1.00 per page)

The FO can certify from the county records only for hardship cases.

56. Midland

Midland County Clerk

220 W. Ellsworth

Midland, MI 48640

($7.00)

57. Missaukee

Courthouse

Lake City, MI 49651

58. Monroe

County Courthouse

106 E. First St.

Monroe, MI 48161

($7.00)

59. Montcalm

Courthouse

211 W. Main

Stanton, MI 48888

60. Montmorency

Montmorency County Clerk

P.O. Box 415

Atlanta, MI 49709

61. Muskegon

County Clerk's Office

990 Terrace, Second Floor

Muskegon, MI 49442-3382

($15.00, $3.00 per extra copy)

62. Newaygo

1087 Newell

P.O. Box 885

White Cloud, MI 49349



($7.00)

63. Oakland

1200 N. Telegraph Rd.

Pontiac, MI 48341

No personal checks.

64. Oceana

Courthouse

100 State St.

Hart, MI 49420



($7.00)

65. Ogemaw

Courthouse

P.O. Box 8

West Branch, MI 48661

66. Ontonagon

Courthouse

725 Greenland Rd.

Ontonagon, MI 49953

($5.00 Birth/death/marriage, $2.00 second copy)

67. Osceola

Courthouse

Reed City, MI 49677

(Birth/death/marriage $7.00, divorce $10.00 plus $1.00 per page.)

68. Oscoda

Box 399

Mio, MI 48647

($10.00 Birth)

69. Otsego

225 W. Main

Gaylord, MI 49735

70. Ottawa

414 Washington

Grand Haven, MI 49417

($10.00 Birth/death/marriage, divorce $10.00 first page plus $1.00 each additional page)

71. Presque Isle

Presque Isle County Clerk

P.O. Box 110

Rogers City, MI 49779

72. Roscommon

Box 98

Roscommon, MI 48653

73. Saginaw

Courthouse County Clerk

111 S. Michigan Ave.

Saginaw, MI 48602

Saginaw County has increased its fees as follows:

  • One (1) certified copy of birth, death, marriage record - $15.00,

  • Each additional certified copy of same record obtained at the same time of your request - $4.00,

  • Divorce Record/Judgment - $1.00 per page; $10.00 for certification, if required,

  • Record search over 6 years - $3.00 per year, and

  • All return mail requests will also require an additional $1.00 to cover mailing costs.

74. St. Clair

County-City Bldg.

Port Huron, MI 48060

($7.00)

75. St. Joseph

County Courthouse

Centreville, MI 49032

($10.00)

76. Sanilac

Courthouse

Sandusky, MI 48471

($10.00)

77. Schoolcraft

300 Walnut St.

Rm 164

Manistique, MI 49854

($5.00)

78. Shiawassee

Birth/Marriage:

Shiawassee County Clerk

208 N. Shiawassee

Corunna, MI 48817

(517) 743-2242

($10.00 and $3.00 each additional page) FO B33 can certify

Divorce:

Shiawassee County Circuit Court

200 N Shiawassee

Corunna, MI 48817

(517) 743-2261

FO B33 can certify

(Certified copy $10.00, uncertified copy is $1.00 per page up to 5 pages and $.15 for additionals)

79. Tuscola

Courthouse

440 N. State St.

Caro, MI 48723

($10.00)

80. Van Buren

Van Buren County Clerk

212 Paw Paw St.

Paw Paw, MI 49079

(616) 657-8218

($10.00 for first copy and $3.00 for each additional copy)

81. Washtenaw

County Clerk

County Courthouse

101 E. Huron

Ann Arbor, MI 48107

($8.00)

82. Wayne (Including City of Detroit)

Wayne County Clerk’s Office
640 Temple Street, Suite 625

Detroit, MI 48201

($22.00)

FO can certify and verify only

83. Wexford

437 E. Division

Cadillac, MI 49601

($10.00)


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GN 00308.046 - Michigan Vital Records - 05/01/2014
Batch run: 04/09/2018
Rev:05/01/2014