Divorce Certificate Indiana

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Divorce certificate indiana. The office of vital records officially began recording births in 1907 and death recordings began in 1900. To obtain a certified divorce decree contact the county superior or circuit court that issued the divorce ask about that courts procedures and follow them. If the county in which the marriage license was issued is unknown a search may be conducted using. Learn how to request public records bulk data requests.
Indianas department of vital statistics does not maintain divorce records nor does the state offer a central database of this information. Obtaining a certified copy of indiana divorce records anyone in indiana can obtain a copy of a divorce record but only the person listed on the record the children of the persons listed or the parents of the persons listed on the indiana divorce records in question may obtain a certified copy. The indiana archives and records administration assists state and local governments in the cost effective efficient and secure management of governmental records by providing services throughout the life cycle of records including creation use storage and disposition. Welcome to the indiana archives and records administration.
The said office maintains a strict policy in providing limited information and has the authority to only allow anyone to verify the existence of divorce reports. Marriage and divorce records are maintained by the local county court clerks. Indiana divorce records the main records database for indiana divorce records has been stored at the states vital records under the department of health. To obtain a certified copy of a marriage license or divorce decree please contact the clerk of court in the county where the marriage or divorce was issued.
The indiana state department of health division of vital records is responsible for maintaining and issuing certified copies of vital records including birth death and fetal death certificates for events that occurred in indiana. Whether youre looking for your own records records for family members or making a public information request we can help point you in the right direction. Marriage certificates and divorce decrees are not available online. The indiana state library website has an online index for pre 1850 indiana marriages.
Information about dates of marriage and divorce may be searched online but marriage. The state department of health can provide a record of marriage but all official certificates are only available from the clerk of court. The indiana state archives and the indiana state library have indexes and marriage records for 1850 1920 and divorce records for 1882 1920 as contained in the indiana vital records collection compiled by the indiana works progress administration in 1942.