Free Divorce Records Online Searches

By Claire Dowell


Marriage is not as impeccable as it seems at first. As time goes by, it could erode and transcend into something undesirable. As the renowned author Gillian Flynn of the best-selling book Gone Girl quotes, "Friends see most of each other's flaws. Spouses see every awful last bit." If a couple is not able to meet halfway and reconcile with each other given such flaws and the personality differences, dissolution to that vow is the answer. In the United States, one out of three marriages usually ends up in a divorce.

Because some couples choose to end their suffering by terminating the once said vows, one out of three marriages in the states usually ends up in a divorce. A divorce is a legal separation of a marriage under the decision of a Judge of a Court of Law. It encompasses all the events that transpired during the proceeding. It is comprehensive and thus contains the marital history of the individuals involved, the date and the county the divorce was granted, and the more private details such as the reason why the couple made the decision to end their bond, division of assets and liabilities, and alimony and custody of a child. However, these crucial details are only disclosed to those individuals involved in the event and those who require such register for criminal background investigations. This is in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act of 1966 which reserves the right for the divorcees to be protected.

Aside from extensive background checks, divorce decrees also serve other purposes - remarriage and reinstatement of a woman's maiden name. Protocols observed with regard to the storing, protection and distribution of divorce registers vary from one state to another. In Colorado, documents of divorces that occurred from 1851 to 1939 and those from 1968 till the present time are housed in the state's primary repository which is the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Divorces that transpired from 1940 to 1967, on the other hand, are obtainable only through the Office of the County Clerk in the county where the divorce was filed and granted.

Procuring Colorado divorce public record free of charge encompasses a few forthright steps. First, download and complete the application form from the Department of Public Health and Environment's online portal. Make sure you provide all the information required which include the husband and wife's complete names including the latter's maiden name, date and county the dismissal of the marriage was filed, your relationship to the divorcees, and the reason for your entreaty. Include the search payment of $17 with the duly accomplished form and submit them to the department's Office of Vital Records in person or mail.

Now, with today's technological innovations, almost every task and service can be expedited. Gone were the days when one still has to undergo the hassle of the conventional method of procurement for public archives.

Because of the emergence of the Internet, the way records are procured has indeed taken a giant leap. Today, anyone who wishes to procure a copy of any public register can do so by performing quick searches in government databases. Private repositories are also available should one wish to mitigate the hassle when procurement is done through the traditional method. By exploiting these approaches through available resources, free divorce records can be obtained instantaneously while saving time and effort as well as money.




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