Divorce Records In Tennessee

by Claire Dowell

The implementation of the Freedom of Information Act in 1966 has allowed the residents of Tennessee to access their personal files at the government. One of the files available for public access is the Tennessee divorce records.

The separation of a married couple is an emotional state but it still has to be documented to be used in legal transactions later. The government would require such document when one is declaring his/her property and the dependents. A divorcee would also need the divorce certificate in order to marry again. It is used by individuals to check on the marital status of their potential spouse. By doing this, they would be able to prevent complications during marriage application. Divorce records are also used in conducting genealogy research. Although, it is one of the least documents checked in updating the family tree but it is also important to avoid future problems.

A public divorce record would only contain the basic information about the divorce. One can find only the names of the involved individuals. The document would indicate when and where the separation was made legal. There is information that is kept away from public access to respect the individual's privacy. This includes the reason why the couple went for separation as well as details that involve the custody of the child and the property division.

One has to pay $15 fee for the retrieval of a divorce record in Tennessee. The application form has to have the information needed to complete the search. This can simplify the search thus saving time. Also, one has to indicate their contact information on the application form which will be used for documentation reasons and to track the access to the document easily. The record is only released to the one whose name is on the record and to the immediate relatives of the divorcees.

One can go to the office of the Vital Records Section at the Department of Health in order to request for a copy of a divorce certificate. Such office keeps the files up to 50 years only. One has to get records beyond 50 years at the county of separation. There are cases where the records has not yet reached 50 years but it cannot be found at the state office, one can get it from the county clerk office. The processing fee is not the same for all of the counties of the state. The development of the Internet has improved the search process.

Retrieval of divorce court records can now be done online. This has made the search process easy and fast. It has eliminated he need to go to any office. The search can be done even without leaving home. This is the reason why the residents of Tennessee are doing the search online.



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