Georgia - Public Divorce Records Updated List Online

Jan 8
09:14

2013

Benj Adrian Prince

Benj Adrian Prince

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Free divorce records can be retrieved through websites that offer their services for free.

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Divorce is now the end result of a marriage that did not work well. The Freedom of Information Act has ordered to have divorce records to be publicly available because of the alarming increase of divorce cases in the country. The law is implemented on all the state of the country which includes the state of Georgia. The Vital Records office maintains the Georgia Public Divorce Records
The people of Georgia retrieve the divorce records for several reasons. Doing a background check on their partner is one of the common reasons for looking up the documents. The reason behind the separation of a person is also indicated thus one would know if a person has been through a divorce before. Doing a family history research is also one of the uses of divorce certificates. It is also used now by employers to screen their applicants before hiring them. Adopted children can also use the divorce records in order to locate their biological parents. 
Divorce information such as the name of the people who have separated is indicated n the record. Their address and contact information is also included on the record. The document also contains the reason why the couple separated along with what they have agreed on such as the custody of the child if there is any and the alimonies of both parties. 
There are several things one has to keep in mind when requesting for divorce records. A fee of $2 is required to process the search of the document. The name of the person you are conducting a search for is needed along with some other details such as the date and place of separation. An alias of the person can help in the retrieval of the record. One also has to provide an explanation for requesting the record.
The divorce certificates are stored in the repository which is kept by the Vital Records Office in the state of Georgia. One can also look it up at the church books and family history books of the local county. The records that are kept by the office are dated since the 19th of June 1952. Another easy method to retrieve the record is by doing it online.
Online retrieval of divorce documents is now readily available to the public. This method is easier and faster compared to the traditional way in retrieving the information. With just a simple click of the mouse one can retrieve the information within second. Some online websites provide to search for free divorce records. Other web companies offer to search for the record for a very reasonable price. These websites have access to a linked database that stores all the records that you need.