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 '''Early - 1950'''
-In the early 1800's, the legislature, '''circuit courts''', and '''city courts '''granted divorces. Alabama divorces were also settled or tried in county '''chancery courts '''until 1915 when the chancery courts were merged with the county circuit court. The state legislature finalized early divorces for a period and these early records were published in the '''Senate and House Journals'''.
+Prior to 1950, divorces could be granted by the State Legislature, Circuit Courts, City Courts, and County Chancery Courts. In 1915, the County Chancery Courts were merged with the County Circuit Courts. Divorces finalized by the State Legislature can be found in the published Alabama Senate and House journals. ([http://www.legislature.state.al.us/misc/history/timeline.html Legislative Journals] for 1818-1836 are available online at the Alabama Legislature website.) To locate divorce records for this time period, contact the [http://www.acadv.org/courts.html Clerk of Circuit Court] in the county where divorce was granted.<ref> Barefield, Marilyn Davis, Researching in Alabama a Genealogical Guide.Southern Historical Press, 1987.</ref>
-For divorce records prior to this time, contact the [http://www.acadv.org/courts.html Clerk of Circuit Court] in the county where divorce was granted.<ref> Barefield, Marilyn Davis, Researching in Alabama a Genealogical Guide.Southern Historical Press, 1987.</ref>
+'''1950 - Present'''&nbsp;
-<br>'''1950 - Present'''&nbsp;
+Starting in January 1950, Alabama started keeping statewide divorce records. Contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1561 Alabama Department of Public Health] to obtain divorce records for this time period. There is also a searchable online database for years [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8976&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 1950-1959] at Ancestry.com ($).
-Statewide Divorce Records for Alabama began January of 1950. There is an online index for [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8976&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Alabama Divorces for 1950-1959].
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