mercredi 6 août 2014

New York Divorce Court Records

By Ben Kingsley


New York is among the top most populated states in the US. It is not only the state's population that is increasing but also the divorce cases of the state. New York Divorce records are opened to the local residents to allow the people to easily obtain the record whenever they need it.

Divorce records in New York are one of the most accessed files in the state. The residents of the state use it for different reasons. Applying for a marriage after a divorce is one of the main uses of a divorce certificate. If a divorcee plans to marry again, one of the needed documents is the divorce certificate which serves as proof that the person is no longer married. Government transactions may also call for a divorce certificate in order to process certain request. Genealogy research is another use of a divorce certificate. It may not be as important as other public documents, but it can still cause problems for the future generations if the family registry is not updated with the separation of a couple.

When a married couple decides to end their relationship, documentation has to be properly done through a divorce certificate. The document should indicate the important details of the separation such as the date and the place where the separation was grated. The names of the couple who part ways are also an important detail that can be found on the record. Although, a divorce certificate is a public document, the information displayed to the public is limited. This means that only the basic information are found on a public document. The rest are kept confidential to respect the privacy of the people involved.

The Vital Records Section in New York is where the public files of the state are being kept and this includes the divorce records of the state. This should be the first place that one should go to when planning to request for a copy of a divorce certificate. There is an application for there that one should fill out with the necessary information needed. Only the couple themselves as well as their immediate family is given access to the divorce certificate. Separation which occurred since January of 1963 is the only files that can be obtained in New York. One has to prepare a $30 processing fee in order to get a copy of the divorce record.

One can also go to the office of the county clerk where the couple was granted legal separation. The said office can assist you with your search and if you are lucky, the record can be obtained from the county office. Aside from this, going online can also give you information about the divorce. This is preferred by many because it can help save time and energy in getting the needed document.

With the increasing number of divorce in New York, retrieval of the records may take a while but because the Internet was used to deliver information to the public, waiting is no longer an option. There are a lot of websites that offer to do the search for divorce records for free. Some would charge you for a reasonable fee. One would still get the same information when it is requested online but the only thing different is the time spent in requesting it.




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