Divorce Records California

By Ben Kingsley


The rate of divorce in California is about 60 percent as of the year 2013. Clearly, it is exceedingly higher than it used to be decades ago. Socioeconomic advances, cultural changes, and clashing dissimilarities are mostly the reasons why couples these days split up. If you are planning to get married, premeditation on this matter is paramount and essential. In case you have already found a possible spouse, before you embark into the journey of life with somebody new as your lifetime partner, try to check first if that person is truly worth your time and your life. One of the best ways to check a person's background, in case of marriage and divorce matters, is through checking over California divorce records to investigate whether that person has been married before, and to know the person's wrongdoings, if any. In the state, these records can be accessed through the Department of Public Health, Office of the Vital Statistics.

Divorce records, like marriage records, are public. This means that by following the right process, anyone can access them. You can try accessing divorce records from the comfort of your own home, or you can visit the state's Department of Health and Vital Records. The state only keeps records of divorces that date back 1962 up to June 1984. Such record is not a certified copy of a divorce decree though. If you need a certified copy of the actual divorce decree, and for all other years, you'll need to contact the Superior Court in the county where the divorce was filed. In many states, certified records of divorce are housed in state Superior Courts. California certified records of divorce, are only available from the Superior Court in the county where the divorce was filed.

In California, authorized copies of vital records can only be obtained by the individuals named on the record, their parents, and certain other individuals or entities specified in law. If you are neither one of these, you may have to settle for an informational copy. In case of background checks, you'll only be given informational copies which also indicate the basic information you need to know about the separation of the individuals involved, but not as much information you can obtain through the certified copy.

After which, you have to file a request for the divorce record you want to obtain. For security purposes, the agencies mentioned above will have to ask you to fill out a record request form before they can grant you access to divorce records. Such form may be obtained online or directly from the Vital Statistics Office or the Superior Court. A payment of $13 for the processing fee is requisite.

In filing a request, you have to fill out a request form and mail it to the Vital Records Department or to the Superior Court along with the pertinent fee. In California, unlike other states where you send the request to the Department of Health and Vital Records, the records request is sent to California Department of Public Health. The usual waiting time for requests such as divorce records takes about several weeks to six months. The results can either be mailed or picked up. In case no record is found, the state will issue a Certificate of No Public Record. However, the fee will be retained as search payment; and this is in accordance to the state's law.

Marriage and divorce records in the state of California can actually be obtained with no fee at all. Not only will you be able to save time by just simply pulling the background check online, but also, you can save money. There are many directories for public records in the Internet which you can check for free. In fact, service providers in the web vary from those that are fee based to those who provide free service. Yet, if quality assurance is what you're looking for, then you're better off with the online service provider that lets you pay a minimal fee but provide you comprehensive results in an expedited and expedient way.




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