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Florida Divorce Records And Marital Status

By Claire Dowell


The Florida Vital Records Office is the office in-charge of safekeeping Florida Divorce Records. Divorce files in Florida since 1927 are kept at the office, side-by-side with marriage files. Do not worry if you cannot find the files because sometimes they are termed as Dissolution of marriage. They are not two different things; it is just another name for it.

It is the right of any person to submit a request for a divorce file, provided that he or she follows the correct requesting procedure. The Vital Records office requires a request form to be filled out accordingly. Pieces of information such as name of requestor, place of residence, phone details, and stating the intention for requesting a certain file are a must. The completed form is to be given back to the office along with other requirements such as two IDs - a government-issued ID must be one of them - and the corresponding payment. There is a no-refund policy for all payments made even if no file is located.

It is also necessary to provide the year when the divorce took place and the exact county where the divorce was granted. Divorce cases are originally filed at the county Clerk of Courts and before they are forwarded to the state repository. If you do not know the specific county, you can go directly to the Vital Records office and they will be the one to forward your request to the appropriate county. Moreover, if you are looking for divorce records that occurred prior to 1927, you can only find them at the county Clerk of Court where it was granted.

Requesting the documents of other people is permitted, although it depends upon the situation. A person who wants to do a marital history check on their potential lifetime partner is allowed to access his or her partner's documents. This is considered a valid course of action because it will definitely cause some serious problems should it be proven later on in the marriage that one of the couple is officially involved in another marriage.

Divorce files can also be acquired from online search tools. There are several you can find on the Internet but before choosing which one to use, investigate first, through a quick company history check, if it is a dependable source or not. Check out what feedbacks other clients have on them.

Such websites are categorized as either a paid website or a free website. Paid websites can supply you with an extensive amount of information. They can even get you those that are considered confidential. Free websites can get you Divorce Records Free. The two types are capable of supplying basic information. Basic information include the complete names of the spouses, their age, where they live, and the time and location where the divorce was made official. The said pieces of information are considered general information which is sufficient enough to verify the legality of a divorce case.




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