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-==Find the Records==
+{{IA-sidebar}}{{breadcrumb
-===Online Resources===
+| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
+| link2=[[United States Divorce Records|U.S. Divorce Records]]
+| link3=[[Iowa, United States Genealogy|Iowa]]
+| link4=
+| link5=[[Iowa Divorce Records|Divorce Records]]
+}}
+==Online Resources==
+*'''1906-1937''' {{RecordSearch|3648676|Iowa Historical Society of Iowa, Divorce Records, 1906-1937}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Historical Society of Iowa, Divorce Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
+*'''1992-2008''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61022/?o_lid=0004033158&o_sch=Affiliate+External&o_xid=0004033158&ranEAID=4033158&ranMID=50138&ranSiteID=PO1O7wlqPME-0ePIaZo7n7xPvKBocbtHXA Iowa, U.S., Divorce Index, 1992-2008] at Ancestry — Index ($)
-===Offices to Contact===
+== Get Copies ==
+Early divorce proceedings are in the [https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/district-court/ district court] of each county. Access depends on public or restricted classification. Call then email your request, since older records are stored.<ref>Per phone call to Jefferson County District Court, (641)472-3454 5/29/2024</ref>
-===FamilySearch Library ===
+== Information in the Records ==
-The FamilySearch Library has copies of the following divorce records:
+{| class="wikitable" width="30%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="right"
+|-
+| colspan = "2" |<center>'''Iowa Divorce Records Usually Include:''' </center>
+|-
+| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Names of Parties*'''
+| width="8%" valign="middle" align="center" |   x
+|-
+| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Original Marriage Place'''
+| width="8%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
+|-
+| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Divorce Place'''
+| width="8%" valign="middle" align="center" |   x
+|-
+| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Divorce Date'''
+| width="8%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
+|-
+| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''# of Children Affected'''
+| width="8%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
+|-
+| colspan = "2" |* Maiden name of the wife may not<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;be included
+|}
-*Prior to 1906 (a few counties)
+Iowa divorce records have been kept since about 1834, when the first [[Iowa, United States Genealogy|Iowa]] county was formed. They may also provide: a person’s age, occupation, and places the family lived.
-*1906–mid 1900s (many counties)
-==Background==
+Beginning in 1906, each county sent transcribed copies of divorce records to the state<ref>[https://history.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/history-research-collections-vitalrecords-reference-18.pdf Iowa State Historical Society] accessed June, 2024</ref>.
-[http://www.countyregistry.org/divorce-records/iowa/ Iowa divorce records] have been kept since about 1834, when the first [[Iowa, United States Genealogy|Iowa]] county was formed. They may provide: a person’s age, the divorce date, maiden name of wife, marriage date and place, occupation, childrens’ names, names of other family members, and places the family lived. Early divorce proceedings are in the district court of each county, and beginning in 1906, transcribed copies of divorce records were sent to the state.
+See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] for more information.
-*See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] for more resources.
+== References ==
+<references/>
-===Coverage and Compliance===
+[[Category:Iowa]] [[Category:Divorce_Records]]
-==Information Recorded in the Records==
-==Strategy==
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Iowa]][[Category:Divorce Records]]