Thursday, February 20, 2014

California Free Divorce Records

By Ben Kingsley


Divorce is the solution chosen by many when their marriage is no longer working. In California, divorce cases filed each year is increasing which is why access to CA divorce records is made available to the public. Such document is one of the most requested file in California.


Divorce records are regularly requested by the residents of California for a number of reasons. The document is used when the divorced couple would need to update their property declaration as well as their beneficiary list. It serves as proof of one's status especially when dealing with transactions that involves the couple such as insurance and the like. Aside from government transactions, divorce records are also used as reference when conducting genealogy research. It is not as important as other public documents when it comes to genealogy but it may still cause confusions for the future generation. If the divorcee has plans to remarry, the legal separation papers have to be presented during marriage application to be allowed to marry again.

One can only find the basic details about the separation of a couple such as when and where the couple had their separation legalized. The names of the divorcees are indicated on the record together with their marriage information. Unfortunately, details such as the reason why the divorce was filed are kept confidential. Aside from this, one cannot find information about the agreement about the custody of the children and tier assets and properties.

Since the document contains sensitive information that may affect the well being of an individual, access to it is strictly limited to the divorcees and their immediate family. Those who need to gain access to the said file should have a special court order to have the request granted. It is also important that one has the basic details of the record being requested and the contact details of the one who requested it. This can help simplify the retrieval process.

One cannot get a certified copy at the office of the Vital Statistics office. Certified copies can only be released at the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where it was filed. Processing fee would differ per county. The state office can help provide information as to where to obtain a copy of a divorce certificate. It would cost $13 to identify the county where the divorce was registered. This is only applicable for records registered between 1962 and 1984 only. Request can also be sent via mail to the county of registration. The requirements and the payment should then be included in the request. Payments can be in the form of a money order or check. It can take several days or two weeks before the result of the search can be sent back.

Online retrieval of the divorce certificate in California is now possible. A free divorce records search can now be done through websites that allows their users to test their system. There are paid services as well which are preferred by most people because of the completeness of information they can get from it.




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