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 == Divorce Records  ==
-Divorce proceedings are kept by the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the divorce was granted.
+Divorces could only be granted by the Virginia legislature until 1851.&nbsp; The following book indexes divorces granted during this time period.
+*Pippenger, Wesley. Connections and Separations: Divorce, Name Change and other Genealogical Tidbits from the Acts of the Virginia General Assembly. Westminster, Maryland: Willow Bend Books, 2000.
+Legal separations could be granted by the county court. After 1851, divorce proceedings&nbsp;were kept by the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the divorce was granted.&nbsp;&nbsp; Divorces are not public record until 50 years after the divorce is granted. Petitions and other paperwork related to divorces are kept by the clerk of the circuit court.
 == Adoption Records  ==