Chatham County Divorce Records

Chatham County Divorce Records are maintained by the Georgia Department of Public Health, the Probate Court or at the County Clerk’s Office. If you need a certified copy of a divorce record, you can procure it at the Deparment of Public Health. If you'd like the record just for the purpose of obtaining information, you can get a non-certified copy at the Probate Court or County Clerk’s Office. The Department of Public Health maintains divorce details that were filed in 1952 up to present day. Records that were filed prior to that year are available only at the exact county where the divorce was finalized.

There are numerous reasons why people request for divorce data files. Some need for claiming assets from a previous marriage. Others require it for applying for marriage certificate. A marriage license will never be granted to someone if he or she was involved in a marriage and cannot present a divorce file. Others need the file to check the marital background of a future partner before entering marriage.

Georgia Separation and divorce Details are made available to the public as they are deemed as part of the public domain. However, certified copies, which contain a lot of vital information about the divorce case, are given only to the owners of the records, their respective lawyers, and entities that are given consent by both owners and court.

If you get a certified copy, you will gain access to vital details regardig the divorce such as the conditions and terms of the divorce such as the reason of divorce, child custody arrangement, division of assets and liabilites, and many more. Also, a certified copy is the only record that is accepted by the court to be a supporting document in a legal proceeding. Non-certified copies only serves as a source for information and nothing else.

To begin a search, secure a request form at the aforementioned offices. You may also download it from their respective websites. You have to be able to supply the complete name of the owner of the data files you would like to acquire. It is also helpful, and encouraged, to provide more details that you know about the record’s owner such as the age, birth date, and address, amongst other. These information and facts will narrown down the search results page and increase the probabilty of locating the exact record you are searching for. There is a fee of $5 for every page of a record, payable by money order or check only. Fees made are non-refundable regardless of the outcome of the search. The corresponding office that holds the record you are requesting have the right to accept or reject your request if they find that your reason is not valid or your requirements are lacking.

A different way to gain access to divorce files, such as a Chatham County Divorce Decree, is through online service provider. You can find different service providers on the net, each promising to provide you with the kind of information you need, but not all of them are dependable. To avoid becoming a victim of bogus service provider, run a quick criminal background check on the ones you are considering of using. Gather and compare all facts before choosing which one to perform your search on.