Verification letters are not considered legal substitutes for marriage licenses or divorce decrees. It is strongly recommended that you make sure a verification letter will satisfy your intended use before ordering.
Certified copies of marriage licenses or divorce decrees are only available from the county clerk (marriage) or district clerk (divorce) in the county or district in which it was obtained.
We know it's crucial for the returning inmate to quickly gain any missing important identification and functional documents quickly. You can refer to the navigation links here for information regarding your birth certificate, ID and driver's license, social security card, marriage/divorce records, passports
Below you will find health information and links for national, state, and local resources, plus good sources of general and dental healthcare information and assistance, as well as medical transportation assistance. The U.S. Probation Office is not responsible for the accuracy of the information and materials on external links on this site.
It is a high priority of the probation officer to see you learn all that is needed to be able to develop financial strength in order to support yourself and your family (including child support), and if ordered, to pay your court fines and fees, and/or repay your victim. To that end, the information, resources, and links below are provided so that you are more successful in completing supervision in a better financial condition than when you started, for everyone's benefit.
There are a number of national resources, programs, and incentives to assist you in pursuing gainful employment as you work to comply with the Court, support yourself and your family, and lead a law-abiding, productive life in the community. Examples include:
National Organizations and Resources
Also, here is a major web portal for job search. training and assistance from USA.gov
Sometimes a job good-paying job is just a few tools or equipment away. Some job training programs help with tools and job placement after completion. However, if you are not that fortunate, you may have to look for assistance. Some churches or religious organizations are willing to help if you have been regularly engaged with them in the past.
We hope, and work together with you and other service groups so that you do not have to face unemployment which affects your ability to support yourself, family, pay bills and repay victims and Court fines and fees. If you do face unemployment, please first refer to our website under Job Preparation and Search for the ideas and tools needed to quickly get back into the workforce. If there becomes a gap in your employment affecting your ability to support yourself and your family, then consider the information below on unemployment benefits in Tennessee.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) provides financial help for children and their parents or relatives who are living with them. Monthly cash payments help pay for food, clothing, housing, utilities, furniture, transportation, telephone, laundry, household equipment, medical supplies not paid for by Medicaid and other basic needs. The amount of TANF payment depends on family size and income.
Here's an excellent resource document from the National Reentry Resource Center called the Housing Reentry Mythbuster. Additionally, become familiar with this Housing Non-Discrimination Directive to protect rights for those with criminal records (Housing and Urban Development Secretary, April 2012), and related details and links
A family with a parent or relative caring for a child under age 19 may receive health care coverage through Medicaid if certain income and resource requirements are met. DHS looks at a family’s income and compares it with the amount the family pays for basic needs such as rent, utilities, child care, and work-related expenses. Resources such as cash on hand, money in the bank and value of vehicles are also considered.
