Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Florida Divorce Court Records

By Ben Kingsley


Divorce Records Florida are under the care of Florida's Vital Statistics Office. All divorce records that were filed since June 6, 1927, regardless of which county there were filed, are forwarded to the office because it is the central repository of public records in Florida. The office accepts requests for records starting on that date. However, if you want to request for a record that was filed prior to that date, you can only access them at the County Clerk of Court that granted the divorce.

The general public have the right to request divorce records for the reason that they are deemed as public records. A person can request his or her own record and can view everything that is included in it. On the other hand, if a person requests for another person's records, only a portion of the record will be revealed because the owner of the record has the right to keep his records private.

Divorce records are the only records that are recognized by the court to legally prove the end of a marriage. Hence, when a divorced person wants to enter another relationship and decide to marry again in the future, the final divorce record will be required to be shown in the application for a marriage license. Once a marriage has been officially ended, assets and liabilities will be divided according to what has been agreed upon by both parties in the presence of a judge. All terms and conditions of a divorce case can be found on the records.

Obtaining the records from the Office of Vital Statistics means that you have to complete an application form which is downloadable from their office's official website. You have to show a government-issued ID to prove your identity. Then you have to state what your relationship to the couple is and your reason for requesting the records. There is a $5 fee for each record and $4 for additional copies. The no refund policy applies even if the records you requested are not found.

To start a search, you have to provide the full name of either the man or the woman. You also have to include the year where the divorce was granted to make the searching process easier. If you are not aware of the exact year, you can provide a range of years to search. However, you have to pay $2 for each year that is searched. You also have to include your contact information so that the office knows who to send it to once the records are found.

Divorce Files can also be found on the Internet. There are websites that are owned by private groups that have the capability of retrieving the documents. Such websites are easy to find but you have to check their credibility first to make sure that you are getting legit information. One way of checking their credibility is by reading user reviews. Read them carefully and figure out if past and current clients find a particular website credible.




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