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*Starting in 1834, Divorce records provide: a person’s age, occupation, and places the family lived. | *Starting in 1834, Divorce records in Iowa provide: a person’s age, occupation, and places the family lived. | ||
*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>. | *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>. | ||
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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.'' | *''See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] for more information.'' | ||
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