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**West Virginia**

**Event:** Birth or death

**Cost of copy:** $5.00 

**Address:**    Vital Registration Office    Division of Health State    350 Capitol Street, Rm. 157    Charleston, WV 25301-3701

**Remarks:** State office    has had records since January 1917. For earlier records, write to Clerk of County Court in    county where event occurred. 

Check or money order should be made    payable to **Vital Registration**. Personal checks are accepted. To verify    current fees, the telephone number is **(304) 558-2931**.

**Event:** Marriage (State) 

**Cost of copy:** $5.00 

**Address:**    Vital Registration Office    Division of Health State    350 Capitol Street, Rm. 157    Charleston, WV 25301-3701

**Remarks:** Records since    1921. Certified copies available from 1964. 

**Event:** Marriage (county)    

**Cost of copy:** Varies 

**Address:** See remarks 

**Remarks:** County Clerk in    county where license was issued. 

**Event:** Divorce (State) 

**Cost of copy:** See    Remarks 

**Address:**    Vital Registration Office    Division of Health State    350 Capitol Street, Rm. 157    Charleston, WV 25301-3701

**Remarks:** Index since    1968. Some items may be verified (fee $5.00). Certified copies are not available from    State office. 

**Event:** Divorce (county) 

**Cost of copy:** Varies 

**Address:** See remarks 

**Remarks:** Clerk of    Circuit Court, Chancery Side, in county where divorce was granted. 
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This page last reviewed August 18, 2000

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