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*Paternity suits, including fines levied against parents of illegitimate children, and instruction about the church discipline in such matters and inheritance cases. | *Paternity suits, including fines levied against parents of illegitimate children, and instruction about the church discipline in such matters and inheritance cases. | ||
[[Norway:Court History|More information about the evolution of court records.]] | |||
=== Criminal cases such as theft and murder <br> === | === Criminal cases such as theft and murder <br> === | ||
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Court records offer helpful information about how your ancestors lived. This can be of great importance if you wish to have a better understanding of the times and lives of your ancestors. However, court records do require a great amount of time to search because they do not have indexes. | Court records offer helpful information about how your ancestors lived. This can be of great importance if you wish to have a better understanding of the times and lives of your ancestors. However, court records do require a great amount of time to search because they do not have indexes. | ||
You may also find probate records online at: | You may also find probate records online at: | ||
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebMeta.exe?slag=vismeny&fylkenr=&knr=&aar=&dagens=&katnr=6 | |||
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Many Norwegian court records are available on microfilm. More are deposited in the regional archives in Norway. Those located at the Family History Library are listed in the Place search of the catalog are under these headings: | Many Norwegian court records are available on microfilm. More are deposited in the regional archives in Norway. Those located at the Family History Library are listed in the Place search of the catalog are under these headings: | ||
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