Posts Tagged ‘Freedom Of Information Act’

What’s Better: Free or Paid Divorce Records?

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

If you’re looking for divorce records, you just hit the jackpot. They can be obtained for free, but here’s the catch. If there wasn’t, there wouldn’t be so many people paying for them. Whether you get them for free or you pay for them, divorce records are a necessary part of public records and what [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Texas Divorce Records Search

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Many people aren’t aware, divorce records are a matter of public record and they are available by request through the Freedom of Information Act. In the State of Texas, divorce records are one of the most highly requested types of records searches and with good reason. If you’re divorced, you may need to show your [...]

Finding Arizona Divorce Records

Friday, December 17th, 2010

Yes, it’s true there are numerous privacy laws in place that stop individuals from searching for personal records of other people. However, since the Freedom of Information Act was passed in 1966 – records of marriage dissolution have been available. One of the biggest reasons to do a divorce record search is to make certain [...]

Free or Paid Divorce Record Searches

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Divorces have been documented for well over a hundred years in many counties around the United States. However, until the Freedom of Information Act was passed in 1966, those records of divorce weren’t readily available except for a select few. There are many reasons that you may need to do a divorce records search. Reasons [...]