Michigan Vital Records

Birth | Death | Marriage | Divorce | Adoption

Address:
Vital Records
3423 North Martin Luther King Boulevard
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI  48909
Phone: (517) 335-8656

Remarks: The State of Michigan Division for Vital Records has records of births, marriages, and deaths that occurred in Michigan and were filed with the state since 1867 and Michigan divorce records since 1897.  Check or money order should be made payable to State of Michigan. Personal checks are accepted. You can also order by phone, fax or via the Internet with a major credit card (an extra $5 fee applies). Additional copies of the same record, ordered at the same time are $4.00 each. Call or visit the Web site to verify current fees. 

Web Site: Michigan Vital Records

* Records of Detroit births occurring since 1893 may be obtained from the City of Detroit Health Department.

Cost of copy: $13.00 (covers a 3-year search)

Comments: Access to death records in Michigan is open to everyone. Please include with your request the person's (named on the record) full name at death, date of death, the place of death (at least the city or county), the decedent's place and date of birth (if known) and the full names of the decedent's parents.  If any of this information is unknown, please indicate that it is unknown. Some Michigan death records (especially pre-1897) were not filed with the state but may be available by contacting the County Clerk for the county in which the birth occurred . 
Application for Death Record

Cost of copy: $13.00 (covers a 3-year search)

Comments: Marriages have been registered in Michigan at the state level since 1867. Anyone is eligible to request a copy of a Michigan marriage record if the application is completed and signed and the required fee is paid.  The groom's name is required to do a search for the years 1950 thru 1975. Please include the full maiden name of the bride, full name of the groom and the location of the marriage (city and/or county). 
Application for Marriage Record

Comments: The Michigan Vital Records office has records of divorces that occurred in Michigan and were  filed with the state since 1897. Some divorces (especially pre-1924) were not filed with the state. They also have no divorce records for Detroit for 1973 and 1974. Anyone is eligible to request a copy of a Michigan divorce record if the application is completed and signed and the required fee is paid. Please include the full names of the husband and wife at the time of the divorce and the county where the divorce or annulment was granted.
Application for Divorce Record