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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*Alabama. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''County Divorce Reports, 1818–1929<nowiki>; Index, 1908–1937.</nowiki>'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988–1990. (On 11 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|631927|title-id|disp=films beginning with 1530489}}.) The indexes are on films {{FSC|631927|title-id|disp=1653550–51}}. These records are at the [https://www.archives.alabama.gov/ Alabama Department of Archives and History]. The records are arranged by year, then by county. They may list the date and place of birth and marriage . | *Alabama. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''County Divorce Reports, 1818–1929<nowiki>; Index, 1908–1937.</nowiki>'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988–1990. (On 11 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|631927|title-id|disp=films beginning with 1530489}}.) The indexes are on films {{FSC|631927|title-id|disp=1653550–51}}. These records are at the [https://www.archives.alabama.gov/ Alabama Department of Archives and History]. The records are arranged by year, then by county. They may list the date and place of birth and marriage . | ||
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Statewide registration of divorces began in 1950. Copies are on microfilm or may be obtained from the Center for Health Statistics Records Services (see the address in the "[[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]]" section). | Statewide registration of divorces began in 1950. Copies are on microfilm or may be obtained from the Center for Health Statistics Records Services (see the address in the "[[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]]" section). | ||
== Information in the Records == | == Information in the Records == | ||
Divorce records may include: | |||
*Petitions, which started the process, include at least names of parties and the grievance. May include date and place of marriage. | |||
*Certificates or registers contain date marriage was dissolved and names of parties. | |||
*Case files contain the papers created and include marriage and divorce details, residences, and name changes. May include children's names, ages, birth dates. | |||
*''See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] for more information.'' | |||
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
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*Many couples simply separated, leaving no divorce record. | *Many couples simply separated, leaving no divorce record. | ||
*''See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce Records]] for more information.'' | *''See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce Records]] for more information.'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Alabama, United States]][[Category:Divorce Records]] | [[Category:Alabama, United States]][[Category:Divorce Records]] | ||
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