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[http://ezinearticles.com/?Alabama-Divorce-Records&id=1174388 Alabama divorces] were settled in county chancery courts until 1915. The state legislature was also empowered to authorize divorce decrees. In 1915 the chancery courts were merged with the circuit court in each county. The Family History Library is microfilming divorce records of local chancery courts. | [http://ezinearticles.com/?Alabama-Divorce-Records&id=1174388 Alabama divorces] were settled in county chancery courts until 1915. The state legislature was also empowered to authorize divorce decrees. In 1915 the chancery courts were merged with the circuit court in each county. The Family History Library is microfilming divorce records of local chancery courts. | ||
Statewide registration of divorces began in 1950. Copies are on microfilm or may be obtained from the Center for Health Statistics Records Services (see the address in the "[[Alabama | Statewide registration of divorces began in 1950. Copies are on microfilm or may be obtained from the Center for Health Statistics Records Services (see the address in the "[[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]]" section). | ||
The Family History Library has these records on microfilm: | The Family History Library has these records on microfilm: | ||