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Court records are stored at state, regional, and municipal archives. Those created before 1811 are referred to as old judicial archives [''oud rechterlijk archief'']. Sometimes the archive will assign a particular name to a group of court records (for example, land records [''transportregisters'']). However, more than land transfers will be included; the books will contain all kinds of voluntary cases.  
Court records are stored at state, regional, and municipal archives. Those created before 1811 are referred to as old judicial archives [''oud rechterlijk archief'']. Sometimes the archive will assign a particular name to a group of court records (for example, land records [''transportregisters'']). However, more than land transfers will be included; the books will contain all kinds of voluntary cases.  
=== Records at the Family History Library  ===
The Family History Library has many Dutch court records on microfilm. The majority, but not all, are pre–1811 voluntary cases for all provinces except Limburg and Noord-Brabant. Check the Family History Library Catalog under:
NETHERLANDS  – COURT RECORDS
Here you will find the following records:
Inheritance records of the Netherlands from 1817-1928. Includes judicial and other authentic proofs of identity of persons mentioned in wills, with supplementary certificates of deaths; some of these records are written in French. Most records concern heirs of government employees. Index is by name of the decedent.
There are 8 films just for the indexes and a total of 224 films.
The original records were filmed at the Hulp-Depot te Schaarsbergen.
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NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE] – COURT RECORDS
NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE], [TOWN] – COURT RECORDS


See also the "[[Netherlands Guardianship|Guardianship]]," "[[Netherlands Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]," and "[[Netherlands Probate Records|Probate Records]]" sections.  
See also the "[[Netherlands Guardianship|Guardianship]]," "[[Netherlands Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]," and "[[Netherlands Probate Records|Probate Records]]" sections.  


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