Sunday, February 2, 2014

Divorce Records Ohio Free Information Online

By Ben Kingsley


The Office of Vital Statistics, Ohio Health Department is in-charge of the safe-keeping of public records, including Ohio Divorce Records. Public records are filed at the county clerk of courts and not at the Health Department. But all records are forwarded to the Health Department because they maintain the state's central repository. The department keeps divorce records dating back from 1954 up until today.


The State Health Department does not have the authority to give certified copies of divorce files. What they are allowed to give are just simple versions of the files that contain only the basic pieces information such as the full names of the bride and groom, their respective birth date, date and location where the divorce was finalized, and the likes. They may only be basic pieces of information but they are enough to support that a divorce is official. Other pieces of information that are included in a divorce file are kept in private and not given to the general public. Only the bride, groom, their legal representatives and others that are authorized by the court can view the full divorce file.

There are certain fees in accessing the records at the Health Department or at the Clerk of Courts which are payable by check or money order. The fees vary depending on which county the records are from, what kind of request is chosen, and how much information you provide. If you can provide more information about a record, it will be retrieved faster and you will pay less. If you are unable to provide more information, expect that the retrieval process will be longer and will cost more. It usually takes around 2 to 3 weeks to process any request, and in some cases, it may take longer than that.

Websites are a common thing amongst public offices of today, including the Office of Vital Statistics, Ohio Health Department. The websites contain application forms that can be downloaded. On the form is a divorce section that you need to fill-up correctly. A few of the fields that need to be filled-up include the names of the couple, and the place and date where the divorce was finalized. Whether you get the documents at the Health Department or at a clerk of court, you have to observe the protocols that public offices ask of you or else your request will not be accepted.

The documents can also be obtained from online search tools. There are search tools that enable you to search all the states in the United States if you are not sure which exact state to do a search on. Do a little research on various search tools first so that you will have an idea if users have a positive feedback on them or not. They have the consent of the court to disseminate such documents, so there is no need to worry about legality issues.

If you do not have a clue as to which state the Records of Divorce are kept, find a search tool that lets you do a nationwide search and sustains a database that is linked with the database of other states. Follow directions by the detail and you will get results in no time at all.




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