What Types of Divorce Records Are Filed in the County Offices?
Generally, the county that grants a divorce and finalizes arrangements between the petitioner and respondent will hold the original divorce decree. This decree includes very specific information about the arrangements including property and debt division, child custody and support, alimony support and even visitation rights and names of the children that resulted from the marriage. Divorce certificates, which simply state the names of the parties and date and location their divorce was granted, are usually held at the state level offices. Who Can Access My Records at the County Level? Although divorce records are considered public domain, they do contain some very personal identifying information you may not want others to access. Most states have imposed restrictions on who can access this information. Unless you are either the petitioner or respondent named in a specific divorce record, you will usually need to have a court order or be deemed the legal representative of one of the pa
