Divorce Guide

A certificate of divorce is a document stating that your divorce has been granted by the court and indicating the date on which your marriage was officially dissolved. It is given to you with a copy of the judgment granting the divorce. You can obtain a certified copy of the certificate at the courthouse where the judgment was rendered. A divorce certificate is an official vital record kept by a government entity, documenting the divorce of a couple.  In the United States the term “divorce certificate” usually refers to a certified replica of the original document, though it can also refer to the original document kept by the issuing state or county government.  Outside of the United States the term “divorce certificate” is used to refer to the original divorce record.
Divorce information is open to the public at the county district court level. For example, in Kansas the divorce certificate is completed by the plaintiff's attorney and contains only basic information – names of husband and wife, date of marriage, date of divorce, etc. However, in Nebraska, a legal copy of a divorce certificate cannot be issued without proper purpose. You may get a divorce certificate for yourself or your parents. Under proper purpose it is meant that dissolution of marriage certificates are public records unless otherwise provided by law or court order and as such, the Department allows said records to be viewed during normal office hours. The applicant must make a request to view the vital record and provide the applicant's name and address.  Moreover, an applicant wishing to view a vital record will be provided at the statutory fee a copy of the certificate which will be stamped "NOT A LEGAL DOCUMENT - FOR REVIEW ONLY." These and many other rules should be followed in case you wish to get a certificate of divorce.
The easiest way to order a divorce certificate is to order it online.  All states have now contracted with a third party provider to manage their online delivery of divorce certificates.  Online ordering is not only the fastest and easiest way to get divorce certificates, but for some states it is the only way to obtain a divorce certificate using a credit card. Divorce certificates contain all the important information that pertains to the divorce of a couple.  Unlike most vital records that have a one word answer to a question, divorce records usually call for a more informative explanation, such as why did the couple seek a divorce.  The divorce record also usually has the conditions of the divorce in which both sides of the divorce have to abide. Divorce certificates can be some of the richest documents for genealogy research.  Divorce certificates are primary sources of information about the divorce of two individuals.  A divorce certificate is drawn up between the two parties that are getting the divorce and can show much of the personality and temperament of the individuals.  It can also say a lot about how the marriage was, even though it is never a pretty picture, it can insight that no other vital record can.  Due to the timeliness and effort  put into the creation of the divorce certificate, a divorce certificate is a very reliable source of information about the divorce.