Washtenaw County Courthouse

I’ve had to come here on two occasions: Once, to get a marriage license, and the second was to get my son’s birth certificate because my son was born at home. So, most of my experience here was in the Vital Records Office.
I have no complaints. I never married the guy I got a marriage license with (this was five years ago). Therefore, I am completely grateful they have a three day waiting period before you can pick up your license after you apply. It was because of that waiting period that I didn’t get married on my birthday, which was two days later. They give you a package of household cleaning samples and coupons upon applying, which was cute.
Getting the birth certificate was pretty straightforward. The birth certificates now are much fancier than when I was born, so my son is stylin’ with his ID. The staff were friendly and courteous. The hours aren’t that great, and we had to schedule an appointment for this — so if you are a 9 – 5 working person, you might have to run in on your lunch break to get your stuff done.