Archive for January, 2011

Where Can You Get Divorce Records for the State of Arkansas?

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Found that you need to get a gander at someone’s divorce records from the State of Arkansas? It’s easier than you might think. First of all, because of the Freedom of Information Act, you can have access to both marriage and divorce records, unless they have been specifically sealed by order of the court and [...]

Arizona Divorce Records Search

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

There are a lot of reasons you may be searching for a divorce records search out of the State of Arizona, but the truth of the matter is, it boils down to the fact that you need to verify that someone is indeed divorced. In the past most of these requests would have had to [...]

Are Colorado Divorce Records Available?

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

Question from JoanneR I need to know if someone is actually divorced. Specifically I need to know if my boyfriend is divorced. We have a great relationship and I feel he’s been truly open and honest with me about everything – except this one thing. The minute I bring up his ex-wife in Colorado and [...]

Connecticut Divorce Records Question

Friday, January 21st, 2011

Question from ChristinaW I have been dating my fiance for 5 years, we are ready to set a date but now he tells me that he’s not entirely sure that his divorce in Connecticut is final. We’re in San Diego and I’m not driving to CT to do a divorce records search. So here’s my [...]

Need Delaware Divorce Records?

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

In the market to find Delaware divorce records? You’re in luck because the Internet makes that task easy as pie. You don’t need a special program, special technical skills or even a super high speed Internet connection. All you need is the ability to fill in a form on a computer screen, much like searching [...]

Illinois Divorce Records Are Hard to Get?

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Question from a Reader – “It is true that Illinois divorce records are hard to get if you’re not named on the divorce papers as a petitioner or respondent? I want to get a copy of my new boyfriend’s divorce papers to make sure he’s really divorced like he says he is.” Answer – An [...]

Finding Iowa Divorce Records

Friday, January 14th, 2011

There are a lot of reasons that you may need to find divorce records in the State of Iowa. If you’re building a family tree and you happen to find a record of a divorce or rumors of a divorce, it’s definitely worth searching. There was such a stigma to divorce in the past, often [...]

How to Do a Michigan Divorce Records Search

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Curious how to get divorce records from the State of Michigan? You can go county by county to locate divorce records and most counties run from 1901 forward, although more and more are entering older archived records into their files to help with genealogy research. Marriage and divorce records are available because of the Freedom [...]

Alaska Divorce Records

Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Getting divorce records from the State of Alaska used to be a major undertaking. The requests could only be submitted to the State Vital Statistics Office via the US Mail or you had to request the records in person – not an easy feat on either count because of the time you’d have to take [...]

Alabama Divorce Records Search

Friday, January 7th, 2011

It doesn’t matter what part of the country you live in, the beauty of the Internet will let you do a divorce records search in Alabama. There are two main reasons that people perform divorce records searches. The first reason is that they are building a family tree. Genealogy is a huge niche market hobby [...]