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 Divorce required an act of Parliament until 1857 and was uncommon before the mid-20th century. Records of parliamentary divorce acts are at:
-'''House of Lords Library<br>'''London, SW1A 0PW<br>England <br>Telephone: 020 7219 3120<br>Fax: 020 7219 6156<br>E-mail: [mailto:lawlords@parliament.uk lawlords@parliament.uk]<br>Internet: [http://www.parliament.uk/judicial_work/judicial_work.cfm http://www.parliament.uk/judicial_work/judicial_work.cfm]
+'''Parliamentary Archives<br>'''Houses of Parliament<br>London, SW1A 0PW<br>England <br>Telephone:&nbsp;+44 (0)20 7219 3074<br>Fax:&nbsp;+44 (0)20 7219 2570<br>E-mail: [mailto:lawlords@parliament.uk archives@parliament.uk]<br>Internet: [http://www.parliament.uk/archives/ Parliamentary Archives]
 Civil divorce registration began in 1858. These divorce records are confidential for 75 years. Records older than 75 years can be consulted at the National Archives in London.&nbsp; Indexes for 1858 to 1937 are available.
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 Relatives of divorced persons may obtain information on divorces that occurred in the last 75 years by contacting:
-'''Divorce Registry of the Family Division<br>'''Somerset House, Strand<br>London W.C. 2<br>England<br>Internet:&nbsp;[http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/family/index.htm http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/family/index.htm]<br>
+'''Principal&nbsp;Registry of the Family Division<br>'''Decree Absolute Section<br>First Avenue House<br>42-49 High Holborn<br>London WC1V 6NP<br>England
+Telephone: +44 (0)20 7947 7017<br>Internet:&nbsp;[http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/family/index.htm Family Division]<br>
 To learn more about divorce records, visit the following Web sites.
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 The Family History Library has:
 . [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1110522&disp=Indexes+to+divorce+and+matrimonial+cause%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Indexes to divorce and matrimonial causes files from the Court for Divorce and Matrimonial causes and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, Principal Probate Registry, 1858-1958''].<br>
 .[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=695681&disp=Index+to+divorces+(as+listed+in+Palmer%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Index to divorces (as listed in Palmer's Indexes to "The Times" newspaper, London) 1788-1910].
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