California Divorce Records Free List Online

by Ben Kingsley

If you want to obtain the records of a Divorce in California, head to the state's central repository of public records at the Vital Records Office, Department of Health Services. For some time, divorce records could be accessed for free, but over the years the cost of processing them became more expensive, so government offices passed on the cost to users in exchange of their services.

The Vital Records Office keeps divorce records between 1962 and 1984. They provide divorce certificates, which is different from a certified divorce record. Certified divorce records are maintained at the specific Clerk of Superior Court that granted the divorce. A copy of a divorce certificate serves as a source of information only, while a certified divorce record can be used as a legal supporting document in any legal proceeding.

Any person can request for a divorce certificate but only the couple and their representatives have full access to the certified divorce records. A request form is available at the California Health Department. The request form should be filled-out correctly and be submitted with a signed sworn statement. If the request is through mail, the sworn statement should be signed and be notarized. A request costs $13 and there is an additional fee of $7 in case you want to fax your request.

Government agencies employ only a handful of people. That is why transactions take longer to process, reaching 15 to 20 weeks. If you do not need the records immediately, there should not be any trouble. But if you need them right away, you can get them from search tools. Government agencies have their own website where they keep public files in their database. Online search tools also have their own database and they have the permission of the court to provide the files to the public. Getting the files through online search tools saves you an ample amount of time.

There are two kinds of search tools that you can choose from. Some provide the files free of charge while others render corresponding fees. You will get the basic pieces of information from both kinds of search tools such as the full names of the husband and the wife, their birth date, place and date when the divorce was approved, and more. If you register as a member of online search tools that have corresponding fee, you will get the luxury of doing unlimited searches and get more than the basic pieces of information. You become a member by paying a membership fee that is paid just once and with no additional payment. You may also pay separately for every file that you search.

Marriage and Divorce Records are usually kept in one repository because they complement each other. Marriage records are necessary when filing for a divorce while divorce files are required of people who wish to acquire a marriage license. Both files can be obtained from an online search tool but corresponding requirements should be submitted, which varies from state to state.



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