Touchstone can acquire your New York City marriage certificate only if the marriage took place within one of the five boroughs of New York City, either Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, or Staten Island.

The marriage certificates ordered by our company are certified certificates, complete with raised embossed seals. Most certificates can be obtained in as little as *2-3 business days. The average processing time for a New York City marriage certificate is 3-7 business days.

Marriage Records 50 years or older are public records obtainable by anyone. Should you require a marriage certificate that was issued prior to 1930, please order our New York City archival product.

Marriage records that are less than 50 years old, however, can only be released to:

1. The husband or wife
   
2. Person presenting written authorization from either the husband or wife (Note: The written authorization must be an original and must be properly notarized. No facsimiles or photo copies will be accepted).
   
3. Attorneys in cases where such records are required as evidence (when making a request, attorney's, on their official stationery, must indicate the party or parties that they represent, the nature of any pending action, and make an affirmative statement that such records are required as evidence in such proceedings).
   
4. If you are an attorney appearing for the purpose of obtaining Marriage Records be prepared to provide in addition to the standard identification, proof of your profession. Such proof may be the standard court issued identification or a business card which matches your identification. Attorneys making a request in person should be prepared to sign a sworn statement attesting that the marriage records are needed as evidence in a legal proceeding. For attorneys using a messenger, your letter, which should be on your official stationery, should identify the messenger by name and the messenger should be prepared to present one of the standard forms of identification.
   
5. Children of deceased parents will be provided parental Marriage Records upon presentation of the death certificates of both parents. (Order our Death Certificate product.)
   

If you are legally entitled to a copy of a New York City marriage certificate issued from 1930 to the present day, Touchstone can acquire it for you efficiently, generally within one week of receipt of your application. (If you require a pre-1930 marriage certificate, please purchase our archival research product.)

Since we are acting on your behalf, we will require a notarized form and a copy of a current, valid government-issued photo ID (driver’s license, passport, etc.). The form and instructions will be provided to you for download upon completion of your purchase.