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**District of Columbia**

**Event:**Birth or death

**Cost of copy:** $12.00 

**Address:**    Vital Records Branch    825 North Capitol Street NE    Washington, DC 20002 

**Remarks:** Office has had    death records since 1855 and birth records since 1874 but no death records were filed    during the Civil War.

Cashiers check or money order should be    made payable to DC Treasurer. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (202)    442-9009.  This will be a recorded message.

**Event:** Marriage 

**Cost of copy:** $10.00 

**Address:**    Marriage Bureau    515 5th Street, NW    Washington, DC 20001 

**Event:** Divorce (court) 

**Cost of copy:** $2.00 

**Address:**    Clerk, Superior Court for the District of Columbia    Family Division    500 Indiana Avenue, NW    Washington, DC 20001 

**Remarks:** Records since    September 16, 1956. 

**Event:** Divorce (court) 

**Cost of copy:** Varies 

**Address:**    Clerk, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia    Washington, DC 20001 

**Remarks:** Records before    September 16, 1956. 
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This page last reviewed August 25, 2000

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