Access Kendall West Marriage Records
Kendall West marriage records are filed and stored by the Miami-Dade County Clerk of Court. Residents go through the county clerk for licenses, certified copies, and record lookups.
Kendall West Marriage Records Quick Facts
Marriage License Office Serving Kendall West
Kendall West is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County. There is no marriage license office located in Kendall West itself. The Miami-Dade County Clerk of Court is responsible for all marriage licenses in the area. The main office is at Overtown Transit Village South, 601 NW 1 Court, Suite 1900, Miami, FL 33136. Phone: (786) 469-2400.
Miami-Dade County operates six district court locations. Kendall West residents in the southwest part of the county may find a closer location than the main downtown office. Each district court can process marriage license applications.
Both people must appear together at the clerk office. You need photo ID. Accepted forms: driver licenses, passports, military IDs, state IDs, alien registration cards, naturalization certificates. U.S. citizens also need a Social Security number. Previously married? Bring the date your prior marriage ended.
Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments can be made online and help cut wait times. Walk-ins are also welcome.
How Much Does a Marriage License Cost in Kendall West?
A marriage license is $86. If you complete an approved premarital course, the fee is $61. Florida Statute 741.0305 says the course must be from a registered provider and done within a year of applying. The course also gets rid of the three-day waiting period.
Clerk ceremonies are $30. Payment can be made with cash or credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express). No personal checks. Duplicate licenses cost $30, and amendments need a court order plus $30.
A certified copy of a marriage record runs $9 for the first copy, $7 for each additional. Year-by-year searches (when the date is not known) cost $2 per year.
Kendall West Marriage Records Online Search
Use the Miami-Dade Online Marriage License Bureau to search records for free. The database goes back to 1971 and is updated regularly. Enter a name or license number to see both parties and the date of marriage. Available 24/7.
Records from before 1971 are not in the online system. Call the clerk at (786) 469-2400 to request older records. Anything before June 6, 1927 exists only at the county level. That is when the state began its marriage data collection.
The Florida Department of Health maintains state records from 1927 onward. State copies are $5 for the first and $4 for extras. VitalChek charges $15 plus $7. The county clerk is faster and cheaper for Kendall West area marriages.
Marriage License Steps for Kendall West
Here is the process:
- Fill out the pre-application on the Miami-Dade clerk website
- Both people visit any clerk location together with photo ID
- U.S. citizens bring their Social Security numbers
- Pay $86 (or $61 with premarital course)
- Florida residents wait three days unless they took the course
- License is good for 60 days throughout Florida
No waiting period for out-of-state residents. Florida residents eliminate the three-day wait with a premarital course done within one year of applying.
Who can perform the ceremony? Under Florida Statute 741.07: ordained ministers, judges, clerks of court, deputy clerks, and Florida notary publics. State law does not require witnesses, but having one or two is wise. The officiant signs and returns the license to the clerk within 10 days. Recording and forwarding to the Bureau of Vital Statistics takes about 60 days total.
Ordering Certified Copies in Kendall West
Certified copies can be ordered three ways. The clerk's online certified copies page is the fastest. Pay by credit card and get copies by mail. You can go in person to the Marriage License Bureau at 601 NW 1 Court, Suite 1900, Miami, FL 33136. Or send a mail request with a cashier's check or money order payable to Clerk of the Courts.
Marriage records are public in Miami-Dade under Florida Statutes Chapter 119. Anyone can search or get copies. Social Security numbers are redacted. For confidential filings, ask about the form under Section 119.071.
Just married in Kendall West? Start with the county clerk. The state system lags behind by about 60 days for new records.
Other Cities in Miami-Dade County
Every city in Miami-Dade County uses the same clerk office for marriage records. Pick a city for specific details.