VITAL RECORDS

Court Order Delayed Certificate of Marriage

A Court Order Delayed Registration of Marriage VS 122 (PDF) form is utilized to register a marriage certificate when:

A marriage record was never registered or is not on file with the State Registrar

Information for registering a court order delayed registration of marriage is located in the Court Order Delayed pamphlet. To request an informational pamphlet, please provide the recipient’s name, mailing address, and the name of the pamphlet, "Court Order Delayed," to the Amendment Section at AMENDVR@cdph.ca.gov or call (916) 445-2684; sample (PDF) form.

Supporting Documents

Supporting documents are used to support the information being amended. Required documents include the following:

Certified Order Establishing Fact of Marriage (top of VS 122 form)
Court Order Delayed Registration of Marriage (bottom of VS 122 form)

A certified court order is required when submitting a Court Order Delayed Registration of Marriage.

Sworn Statement

A notarized Sworn Statement, completed by an authorized person, is required to receive a certified authorized copy of the amended certificate. Please visit the Authorized Copy vs. Informational Copy webpage for a list of authorized persons.

Certified Court Order

A “certified” copy of the court order must be a copy of the order that was originally prepared by the court and signed by the judge. It cannot be an original printout. The photocopy you receive from the court must have all of the following:

An original court seal
A signature (or signature stamp) of the judge
An original signature (or signature stamp) of the court clerk

Amendment Fees

Court Order Delayed Registration of Marriage requires a twenty-three dollar ($23) registration fee, which includes a certified copy of the marriage certificate
Additional copies are fifteen dollars ($15) each

Processing Times

CDPH-VR processing times may occasionally increase as do the volume of requests.

Currently Court Order Delayed Registration of Marriages are processed within six (6) to eight (8) weeks from the date CDPH-VR receives the request.

Helpful Tips

Complete all documents in black ink
No erasures, alterations or whiteouts are allowed on the form once it has been certified
This form will assist in creating the new birth certificate