Arizona Divorce Court Records

By Ben Kingsley


If you are looking for the records of a Divorce in Arizona, you can head to the specific county Clerk of Court that made the divorce official. If you do not know the exact county, you may refer to the Vital Records Office and they will assist you in locating the county in-charge of the record you are looking for. Once you locate the exact county, you can file for a request there and you will receive the records in less than two hours. If you mail or fax your request, the return period will take about two to three weeks.

Divorce cases are recorded because they serve as proof that a marriage is officially over in the eyes of the court. If you are divorced and wish to marry again, you will be required to show your divorce record. If you fail to present one, you will not be granted a marriage license. And without a marriage license, a marriage will not be considered legal. It is also important to check if the person you are about to marry does not have a pending divorce case. It may cause some hard feelings if you do a background check on your special someone. You can avoid doing so by doing it discreetly since you do not need their permission to check their divorce records, if there are any.

If you want to place a request, you should at least have knowledge of the name of the owner of the document you want to get. It is also good if you can provide more details aside from the name so that the process will not be lengthy. Check the accuracy of the details you are providing so that the correct document will be given to you.

A complete divorce record comes with a divorce certificate and a divorce decree. In a divorce certificate, you will find the names of the spouses, their address, and the date and location where the divorce transpired. Meanwhile, a divorce decree is composed of details that are considered confidential such as child custody, visitation rights, division of assets and debts, and more. Unless the confidential issues are settled accordingly, the decree will not be issued. A decree is only given to the either of the spouses, their legal representatives, and any individual or party that has the consent of the court to get the documents.

If you want to get the files from another source, there are certain websites that specialized in legally providing them to the public. There are two types of such website: a free website and a paid website. Whether you choose the former or the latter, you will be given at least the basic details of a divorce file. The details are alike what a divorce certificate contains.

Are Divorce Records Public? Yes, they are. Any person can submit a request for the records to the appropriate government office in-charge of maintaining them. A divorce that is granted in a certain county or state is and will be accepted in all the other states. Although they are open to public, there are laws that protect the privacy of the owner of the records. The records cannot be used to defame, embarrass, blackmail, and damage the reputation of a person. Anyone caught violating will be punished accordingly.




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