Iowa Divorce Records: Difference between revisions

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Iowa Divorce Records Usually Include:
Names of Parties	x *
Original Marriage Place	x
Divorce Place	x
Divorce Date	x
* Usually not maiden name of the woman

Iowa divorce records have been kept since about 1834, when the first Iowa county was formed. They may provide: a person’s age, the divorce date, maiden name of wife, marriage date and place, occupation, childrens’ names, names of other family members, and places the family lived. Early divorce proceedings are in the district court of each county, and beginning in 1906, transcribed copies of divorce records were sent to the state.

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

1906-1937 Iowa Historical Society of Iowa, Divorce Records, 1906-1937 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
1992-2008 Iowa, U.S., Divorce Index, 1992-2008 at Ancestry — Index ($)

More information about divorce records in the United States can be found on the Divorce records page.

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-== Divorce Records  ==
+{| width="45%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="right"
+|-
+| colspan = "2" |<center>'''Iowa Divorce Records Usually Include:''' </center>
+|-
+| width="35%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Names of Parties'''
+| width="10%" valign="middle" align="center" |   x *
+|-
+| width="35%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Original Marriage Place'''
+| width="10%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
+|-
+| width="35%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Divorce Place'''
+| width="10%" valign="middle" align="center" |   x
+|-
+| width="35%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Divorce Date'''
+| width="10%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
+|-
+| colspan = "2" |<center> * Usually not maiden name of the woman</center>
+|}
 Iowa divorce records have been kept since about 1834, when the first [[Iowa, United States Genealogy|Iowa]] county was formed. They may provide: a person’s age, the divorce date, maiden name of wife, marriage date and place, occupation, childrens’ names, names of other family members, and places the family lived. Early divorce proceedings are in the district court of each county, and beginning in 1906, transcribed copies of divorce records were sent to the state.
 ===Online Resources===
-The FamilySearch Library has copies of the following divorce records:
+*'''1906-1937''' {{RecordSearch|3648676|Iowa Historical Society of Iowa, Divorce Records, 1906-1937}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Historical Society of Iowa, Divorce Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
+*'''1992-2008''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61022/?o_lid=0004033158&o_sch=Affiliate+External&o_xid=0004033158&ranEAID=4033158&ranMID=50138&ranSiteID=PO1O7wlqPME-0ePIaZo7n7xPvKBocbtHXA Iowa, U.S., Divorce Index, 1992-2008] at Ancestry — Index ($)
-*Prior to 1906 (a few counties)
-*1906–mid 1900s (many counties)
-In the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog, divorce records are listed under:
-:IOWA,[COUNTY] - DIVORCE RECORDS
-'''''See Also'''''
 More information about divorce records in the United States can be found on the [[United States Divorce Records|Divorce records]] page.
 [[Category:Iowa]] [[Category:Divorce_Records]]