Saturday, July 5, 2014

Indiana Divorce Court Records

By Ben Kingsley


When married couple thinks that their relationship is no longer healthy, they decide to separate or file for divorce. This is the reason why the number of divorce in Indiana is increasing every year. This makes the access to the document harder than before. To address this problem, the Freedom of Information Act has allowed the residents of the state to request for a copy of a divorce record easily.

There are several reasons why the residents of Indiana request for a copy of a divorce record. One is for genealogy research. The document has information that is necessary in updating one's family tree. IT may cause problems for the future generation if the divorce is not stated on the family records. Another use of this document is for government transactions. There are a number of transactions in government offices that would call for a copy of a divorce certificate. This includes the insurance matters and other financial related transactions. There are also some who would use this document as reference when they check on the marital status of an individual. This is mostly done by individuals who are planning to get married.

A public divorce certificate in the state of Indiana contains limited information about the separation. One can find only the basic details about the divorce such as the place and the date where the separation was filed. Further details about the separation are kept private since the state respects the privacy of its people. Details about the agreement about the children's custody are not indicated on the public document. The division of the couple's properties is also kept confidential.

One may need to go to the county where the divorce was granted in order to request for a copy of a divorce certificate. The Vital Records Section of Indiana cannot release a certified copy of such document instead they said office can only verify the information that you have. The state office can give you information as to where the request can be done. This verification would cost a certain fee aside from the actual cost for the retrieval itself. The state of Indiana allows the residents to request for a copy of their personal documents, otherwise a special permission has to be obtained to proceed with the retrieval of other people's file.

Requests can also be done by sending a mail request to the county office. Again, if the county where the divorce was filed is unknown, the request has to be first sent to the Vital Records Section for verification. The results of a mail request can take a days or even weeks depending on the retrieval process. To avoid waiting for several days, the search can be done through the Internet.

With the development of the Internet, retrieval of marriage and divorce records in the state of Indiana is faster and convenient. The document can be obtained in a breeze, unlike requesting it personally in the county office. The results of the search are displayed almost instantly making it convenient for most of the residents of the state.




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