When you’re looking for official documents in the Sunshine state, start with the county. Florida public records that were generated since the 1960s are usually kept at the court house in the county in which the event took place. This includes all the usual records you might expect: birth, death, and marriage certificates; land deeds; [...]
One of the most commonly requested public records in Florida is birth records. It’s easy to see why. Everyone was born, and consequently, everyone is going to need a birth certificate at some point or other. You may not need it very often, but on the few times you do, it’s going to become REALLY [...]
There are lots of reasons why someone might need to do a Florida public records search. In fact, the possible reasons are so vast that thousands of these searches are performed every day. It’s not just detectives, lawyers, and law enforcement personnel that need public records, either. Everyday people just like you frequently find themselves [...]
Florida state public records are more plentiful than in most other states. That’s because of the “Government in the Sunshine” law that classifies most public records to be the same as meetings of elected officials. Since elected officials have to conduct their business “out in the open” (ie, not behind closed doors), public records must [...]
