Free Online Divorce Records In Illinois

by Claire Dowell

The office of the Vital Records Section in Illinois is responsible for managing the divorce records Illinois generates to its people. This document is an open document which means that residents of the state can request it anytime. This done after the Freedom of Information Act has been implemented by the state.

The divorce records of Illinois are one of the major references when conducting a genealogy research. It is not as important as other documents but it may create major confusion for the future generation if the divorce of a family member is not updated on a timely manner. A divorce certificate is necessary when one needs to process certain transactions in different agencies of the government. Transactions involving the finances of a couple such as insurance as well as updating the property list of a couple would call for such document to prove one's claim and marital status. An unlikely use of this document is to use it in background check. There are some people who would check on the marital status of an individual to know their identity better. This is done mostly by individuals who are planning to get married.

Records of divorce contain details about the divorce of a couple. A public document would contain the date and the place where the divorce was granted. The complete names of the couple are also found on the file. Unfortunately, a public divorce record would not show further details about the separation. Information about why the couple decided to separate is not indicated on the file as well as the details about the custody of the children and property division.

In order to obtain a copy of a divorce certificate in the state of Illinois, one has to pay $5 to proceed with the request. Divorces which have been filed since January 1962 are the only documents available for request in Illinois. To simplify the search, one has to provide some of the basic details of the separation since it will be used as reference to conduct the search. It is also important that the one who filed the request provide their contact details during the search.

The Department of Health under the Vital Records Section is where all of the state's public documents are kept. This is also where the divorce records are archived. Unfortunately, certified copies of such documents are not available for retrieval in the said office. The local county clerk office where the separation was filed is where one can get certified copies of the divorce record. Requesting for a copy of a divorce certificate can also be sent by mail request. However, this is not the fastest method in getting such document as it can take several days before the results can be obtained.

To avoid the long wait, one can request for a copy of a divorce certificate online. This method is faster and convenient which is why residents of Illinois prefer to conduct the search through the Internet. The search can be done anywhere there is Internet access and in just a few seconds the results of the search can be obtained. One can even conduct a free public divorce records search.



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