Indiana Public Divorce Records

By Ben Kingsley


Public records such as birth, marriage, divorce and death are also known as Vital Records in the US. These records are open to the public and the Records Division should accommodate all requests. These records also serve as supporting documents as they can prove the person's identity, which is useful in some instances such as for benefit claims, social security and spousal claim. The records are usually available from the Health Department or Vital Records of the State although there are some instances where records such as divorce records in Indiana are located elsewhere.

Indiana divorce records are not available from the State's Division of Vital Records office and are available from the Clerk's office in the county where the divorce was granted. These records date back to 1795 up to the present. Each county has their own set of guidelines and fees vary from one county to another. The counties' records depend on the date when the counties were first established. Requests for divorce records are available either through fax, mail, e-mail or in person.

Access to divorce records is open only to those individuals eligible under the State Laws. As divorce records are confidential by nature, persons who have close affinity to the parties named in the divorce, their siblings, children and appointed persons are the only ones that can access the records.

The process of obtaining divorce records is simple and easy. In Marion County for example, researchers have to submit a request form, a self-addressed stamped envelope and payment to obtain the records. Each record costs $1/page and an additional $1 for the certification. For those who are not sure how much the request would cost, they can include a minimum of $5 in their request(s). Any balance will be refunded back to the researcher. To obtain the copy in person, the researcher can visit the county record division during working hours. They should present current/valid ID before any request will be processed. The processing time depends upon the volume of the requests and information provided by the researcher.

For those in Allen County, divorce records are available from the Courthouse Records Management Division. Requests made through fax, email, mail and in-person are allowed. Records payments are the same as that in Marion County. For those who would be using the records for employment purposes or court proceedings, the person requesting the reports should indicate that the records need certification.

For those who want to obtain their own divorce copies, the easiest and perhaps the simplest way to do so is to check out online sites that offer free public divorce records. One can easily retrieve the information that they want without having to wait for days for the report. Full reports are usually available for a minimal fee and processing time is shorter than coursing the request through the County office.




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