Miami Dade County Divorce Records

One of the requirements for a person to be validly married would be the fact that he or she is single on the day that the marriage is to be celebrated. Note that the person to be married is not required to be previously single, as it is possible for a divorced person to get married again. It is at this juncture that Miami Dade County Divorce Records, like all divorce records, become important. After all, a previously married person could only get married again, to a different person, if his or her first marriage is no longer in existence, and divorce records are the best way to prove that the first marriage had already been dissolved.

Thus, it is advisable for both the previously married person and his hoped-for spouse to get copies of divorce records in the name of the previously married person. Not only would this ensure that the person who had been married before is once more capacitated to get married to another person, but it would also serve as protection for the couple should problems regarding the first marriage arise, such as when the previously married person could be prosecuted for bigamy.

Copies of divorce records are only available at the county level, though it is possible to request for an abstract report of the divorce at the state level, this report would only include the most basic information of the divorce. Of course, if the person who is requesting the records wants the records to make sure that the divorce did happen, then such an abstract report would be enough. If the reason for the request is more than that, then perhaps it would be best for the person to get a copy of the actual divorce decree.

The office that is primarily responsible for dispersing the records at the local level would be the office of the county clerk. There are two methods that a person who is interested in the records could use when he or she is making the request for divorce records at the county level, requesting through mail or requesting in person. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages, though the more efficient method would be to make the request in person as this method would allow the person who made the request to get his or her hands on the records in question faster. This is because requests made in person are typically made available the same day that they are requested for, unlike requests made through mail which would depend on the speed of the postal service in delivering both the request and the record in question. Note as well that request in person are payable in cash. The required fee is five dollars for the first record, plus an additional four dollars for every additional copy of the record to be requested for at the same time.

Copies of Miami Dade Divorce Decrees may also be obtained online through the use of online databases. These are mostly privately owned archives that do contain substantially the same information as the various government archives and sources, though because they are internet based, they could provide their records much faster and more efficiently.