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mardi 21 janvier 2014

Indiana Public Divorce Records

By Ben Kingsley


Records of birth, death, marriage and divorce are called Vital Records in United States. These records are important as they provide researchers with valuable information such as genealogy of a certain family as well as supporting documents in certain instances. These records are normally available from the Department of Health of each State; however, there are some instances when the records are also available from the county where the person resides. One example would be obtaining divorce records in Indiana.

In Indiana, divorce records are available from the County Clerk's Office where the divorce was issued and granted. These records are available from the counties because this is where the records were kept before state-wide centralization of records was implemented. Some of the records date back to 1795 up to the present. Requests for records are made through fax, standard mail or walk-in. each county has their request form and guide to ensure that records requests are made easier.

As divorce records are confidential, access is restricted only to the following persons authorized by Indiana State law. These individuals are those that are named in the divorce, legal guardian or parents, siblings, relatives and those legal entities that are authorized by the person's named in the divorce certificate to act on their behalf.

In Marion County, Indiana, a researcher can request for the divorce decree by submitting a request form that one can download from the County's website. The researcher must include the case number if applicable, the name of parties and the date when the divorce was filed and granted. The researcher must also indicate their contact details just in case the Office needs to contact them. Each page costs about $1 and $1 for pleading for certification. For mail requests, researchers must include $5 in the form of money order or check and a self-addressed stamped envelope. The Office will refund any difference back to the researcher. For in person request, the researcher can visit the Office during weekdays and payments are on cash basis only. Researchers must bring valid/current identification id to identify themselves to the clerks before they will process the request. Processing of requests can take up to a week depending on the volume of requests made.

For those who require divorce decree in Allen County, they can request for copies of record from the Allen County Courthouse Records Management Division. To request for a copy, submit the request either through mail, fax, E-mail or in person to the Records Division. For those whose purpose is to use the documents for employment, court proceedings and social security purposes; remember to indicate that the copies need to be certified. Payment is the same as that in Marion County.

For those who want to obtain their own divorce copies, the easiest and perhaps the simplest way to do so is to check out online sites that offer free public divorce records. One can easily retrieve the information that they want without having to wait for days for the report. Full reports are usually available for a minimal fee and processing time is shorter than coursing the request through the County office.




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