if I need to find out if someone is divorced, how do I go about it?
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if I need to find out if someone is divorced, how do I go about it?
Asked on January 3, 2013 under Family Law, Pennsylvania
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B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Divorce records are public record which can be obtained through each county's respective clerk (even though some private information, like a social security number, may be redacted). Here is a link to the county clerks that maintain marriage and divorce information in Pennsylvania: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/marriage_and_divorce_certificates/14126 . If you are trying to locate divorce records in another state, state with that state's general website as a starting point. Many states have central databases that you can utilize instead of going county by county. Many databases are free, but some clerks or agencies will require the payment of a nominal fee to search their database. The amount of the fee will depend on the open record rules for the county or state where the information you are looking for is located.
If you are willing to pay a bit more, many companies now offer comprehensive consumer/background reports on people that include publicly reported marriage and divorce indexes. However, most of the same information is available for free with a little leg work and typing on the internet.
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