Along with other vital public
accounts,New York Divorce Records is maintained at the Vital Records Office of
the State Department of Health. As a norm, a small admin fee is in place for
each file copy, which can be paid by check, personal checks or money order.
The office mentioned above holds
records of divorces that happened since January 1963 up to the present. Files
from 1847-1963 can be acquired at the County Clerk
in the place where the marriage was dissolved. In addition, the New York State
Archives can give the divorce decrees that were released by the Court of
Chancery from 1787-1847.
In requesting for this data, you
have to ensure that your application contains specific details like the full
name of the husband, the first and maiden name of the wife, the where and when
it happened, your purpose for getting the document and the relationship of the
person requesting to the individual involved.
The details included in this sort of
file are the names of the couple concerned, residents, and the date and place
of the separation. It also uncovers the salient reasons why the marriage ended,
ages, children s names and custody, settlement, alimony and other facts. Your
county court s office can give you either the original separation decree or the
divorce certificate.
Through the Freedom of Information
Act, Public Divorce Records exist. Although not everybody was happy with its
availability, more and more people have experienced its advantages. Individuals
doing the search can now get the services of either the free or paid providers
online. Giving your trust to that service provider that requires you to pay a
small amount is highly recommended since it assures high-standard reports.
