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Tuesday 28 October 2014

Ohio Divorce Court Records Online

By Claire Dowell


The Ohio Health Department is the office tasked to preserve the records of Divorce in Ohio. They accept requests for the records but they only keep an index of divorce cases that were filed from 1954 to the present date. If you are looking for divorce decrees, you can go to the specific county Clerk of Court that is in-charge of maintaining the records you want to request for. If you are not aware which county the records can be found, you can ask the Health Department.

The Health Department maintains a database where they store digital copies of the divorce records. A request form can be downloaded from the department's website for free. The request form has specific fields that need to be filled out. If you cannot provide the required details for the form, your request will not be accepted. The form needs to be sent back to the department along with other requirements such as a corresponding fee, which is payable by money order or by check. The requirements and the amount of the fee are determined by the county that is maintains the records. There is a no refund policy even if no records are located.

Divorce documents serve as a proof of the official end of a marriage. If a man or a woman has gone through divorce in the past, a divorce document must be presented if he or she wishes to marry again in the future. They can also be used in the division of assets and liabilities, claiming of properties, child custody arrangements, and others.

You cannot start a search if you do not know at least the name of the owner of the files that you want to access. Of course, providing more information will make the entire process speedier especially because it takes quite a while to retrieve them from government offices.

If you are looking for another source where you can retrieve the records, there are certain online search tools that cater to supplying public records, including divorce records, to people. They have the consent of the court to do what they do, so you do not have to worry about having troubles with the law. But before you decide which search tool to use, do a little research on their background so that you know if they can be trusted or not. Try to look for what comments other people have on certain search tools.

Are Divorce Records Public? The answer is yes. The public has the right to access them but certain procedures have to be observed. Whoever uses the documents inappropriately will be subject to certain penalties that will be imposed by the court. If you are requesting for the documents of another person, you will only be given a verification of the divorce. Some of the information of the documents are considered confidential and are kept away from the public to protect the right to privacy of the owner of the documents.




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