Ohio Free Public Divorce Records

By Ben Kingsley


Divorce Records Ohio is maintained at each of the state's county Clerk of Court. If you are unsure which county has the file that you want to secure, visit the state's Office of Vital Statistics. They will help you locate the correct county but not give you the file itself.

Divorce records are considered as public records. Therefore, any member of the general public has the right to place a request for them. A person may request his or her own records to check if there are any errors in the included pieces of information. Requesting the records of another person is also allowed but only the basic pieces of information will be given to the requestor. If the record is used improperly, like blackmailing, appropriate punishments will be imposed by the court on violators.

If you are planning to marry your significant other, it is ideal that you check their marital history so you do not have to deal with any legal issues in the near future. If you think they might get offended if you run a background check on them, you can opt to do it discreetly because their consent is not deemed necessary. If you are a divorcee and intend to enter into another marriage, you need to secure your own divorce file because you will be required to show it when you apply for a license to marry.

The time it takes to get a record will depend on the amount of information the requestor provides. Usually it takes about two to three weeks. Providing a full name of either of the couple is usually enough to start a search. But providing additional information will make the search process faster because the search results will be narrowed down. A certain amount of fee is also required to get the record. The fee depends on which county has them and it is non-refundable even if the requested record is not found.

Another way to get divorce records is through privately-owned websites that cater to maintaining and supplying them to the public. There are a number of such websites on the Internet. However, not all of them can be trusted. Conducting a background check on a certain website is helpful. Look for user reviews as they are good indicators if customers are satisfied with the kind of information they were provided with or not.

Online search tools that allow a Divorce Records Search are categorized into two: those that render fees and those that do not. The former will provide you with a lot of valuable information while the latter will provide you the basic ones such as the name of the husband and the wife, when the marriage and divorce took place, and where they were finalized. If you are unable to specify which state to start your search, look for search tools that have the capacity to conduct a search nationwide.




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