Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Florida Public Divorce Records

By Ben Kingsley


The Florida Office of Vital Statistics is the office in-charge of maintaining Florida Divorce Records. Since June 6, 1927, all divorce documents, including the other public documents, that were filed in the state of Florida are sent to the state's unified repository. Requests for documents filed from that date can be done at the office. Requests for documents that were filed before that date can be done only at the County Clerk of Court where the divorce was finalized.

Anyone can access divorce records because they are part public records. If you want to access your own records, you will be given access to the entire record. However, if you requesting for the records of another person, you will only be given limited information about it to preserve the rights to privacy of the owner.

Divorce records are the only records that are recognized by the court to legally prove the end of a marriage. Hence, when a divorced person wants to enter another relationship and decide to marry again in the future, the final divorce record will be required to be shown in the application for a marriage license. Once a marriage has been officially ended, assets and liabilities will be divided according to what has been agreed upon by both parties in the presence of a judge. All terms and conditions of a divorce case can be found on the records.

Obtaining the records from the Office of Vital Statistics means that you have to complete an application form which is downloadable from their office's official website. You have to show a government-issued ID to prove your identity. Then you have to state what your relationship to the couple is and your reason for requesting the records. There is a $5 fee for each record and $4 for additional copies. The no refund policy applies even if the records you requested are not found.

When searching for documents, it is essential that you provide the name of either the husband or the wife. It is also essential to include the exact year that the divorce was finalized because it speeds up the searching process. However, if you do not have any idea what year it was finalized, you can specify a range of years to search for $2 for every year that is searched. Providing your own contact details is also required so that the office will know to which address to send the documents.

Another place where you can get copies of Divorce Files is through online search tools. They are search tool that specialized in preserving the divorce records and disseminating them to anyone who requests for them. There are a number of search tools you can find on the Internet but you have to be careful in picking which one to use. Do a little history check on them first and look for indications that would support the credibility of a certain search tool. Go over the feedbacks of past clients and see if they are satisfied with the service they got or not.




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