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== Get Copies == | == Get Copies == | ||
''Restrictions''<br> | ''Restrictions''<br> | ||
*Divorce records become public information 25 years after the event. <ref>[https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital-records/ | *Divorce records become public information 25 years after the event. <ref>[https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital-records/ Office of Vital Records] At Virginia Department of Health</ref> | ||
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'''Virginia Department of Health'''<br> | '''Virginia Department of Health'''<br> | ||
Office of Vital Records<br> | Office of Vital Records<br> | ||
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Phone: (804) 662-6200<br> | Phone: (804) 662-6200<br> | ||
[https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital-records/genealogy/ Website]<br> | [https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital-records/genealogy/ Website]<br> | ||
:*Divorce records less than 25 years old are available to immediate family members only who provide proper identification. | |||
*Divorce records less than 25 years old are available to immediate family members only who provide proper identification. | :*[https://vr-fhs.vdh.virginia.gov/vvestsapps/f?p=140:1 Online Application] | ||
*[https://vr-fhs.vdh.virginia.gov/vvestsapps/f?p=140:1 Online Application] | <br> | ||
'''Library of Virginia'''<br> | '''Library of Virginia'''<br> | ||
800 E. Broad Street<br> | 800 E. Broad Street<br> | ||
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Email: [mailto:archdesk@lva.virginia.gov archdesk@lva.virginia.gov]<br> | Email: [mailto:archdesk@lva.virginia.gov archdesk@lva.virginia.gov]<br> | ||
[https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/bmd Website]<br> | [https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/bmd Website]<br> | ||
* | :*[https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/default.asp#res Chancery Records Index] at Library of Virginia — index; searchable by name | ||
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''County Courthouses''<br> | ''County Courthouses''<br> | ||
Divorce records are usually kept by the circuit court in the county or city. <ref>[https://www.vaclerks.org/lscinc/duties.htm Custodian of Court Cases:] The Clerk is the official recordkeeper of all circuit court cases which include ... divorce proceedings.... Under Virginia law, the Clerk is responsible for providing public access to most court files.</ref> | Divorce records are usually kept by the circuit court in the county or city. <ref>[https://www.vaclerks.org/lscinc/duties.htm Custodian of Court Cases:] The Clerk is the official recordkeeper of all circuit court cases which include ... divorce proceedings.... Under Virginia law, the Clerk is responsible for providing public access to most court files.</ref> | ||
*[https://vccaonline.org/?page_id=708 | *[https://vccaonline.org/?page_id=708 Contact a (Circuit Court) Clerk] at Virginia Court Clerks Association | ||
==Background== | |||
*Virginia divorce records have been kept by courts since about 1718, when the first [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] county was organized. | |||
*See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] for more information. | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
*Since formal divorces are actually court records, there is high compliance. | *Since formal divorces are actually court records, there is high compliance. | ||
== Information in the Records == | == Information in the Records == | ||
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| colspan = "2" |<center>'''Virginia Divorce Records Usually Include:''' </center> | | colspan = "2" |<center>'''Virginia Divorce Records Usually Include:<ref>[https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/available.asp Chancery Records Index Availability] at Library of Virginia. Searchable by names, not by type of case.</ref><ref>[https://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/faq?_ga=2.14689776.736655688.1736280832-1092978236.1734378043 What type of information can I find in the Chancery Records Index?] at Virginia Memory</ref>''' </center> | ||
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| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Names of Parties*''' | | width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Names of Parties*''' | ||
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*[https://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/faq?_ga=2.14689776.736655688.1736280832-1092978236.1734378043 What type of information can I find in the Chancery Records Index?] at Virginia Memory | |||
==Strategy== | |||
See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] for more information. | *Divorces can be difficult to locate. The divorce may have occurred in another county. Try all the residences of both the husband and wife. | ||
*Many couples simply separated, leaving no divorce record. | |||
*See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] for more information. | |||
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