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Early divorce proceedings are in the [https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/district-court/ district court] of each county. Access depends on public or restricted classification. Call then email your request, since older records are stored.<ref>Per phone call to Jefferson County District Court, (641)472-3454 5/29/2024</ref> | Early divorce proceedings are in the [https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/district-court/ district court] of each county. Access depends on public or restricted classification. Call then email your request, since older records are stored.<ref>Per phone call to Jefferson County District Court, (641)472-3454 5/29/2024</ref> | ||
==Background== | |||
Iowa divorce records have been kept since about 1834, when the first [[Iowa, United States Genealogy|Iowa]] county was formed. | |||
== Information in the Records == | == Information in the Records == | ||
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Starting in 1834, Divorce records 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>. | |||
See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] for more information. | *See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] for more information. | ||
==Strategy== | |||
*Divorces can be difficult to locate. The divorce may have occurred in another county. Try all the residences of both the husband and wife. | |||
*Many couples simply separated, leaving no divorce record. | |||
*See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] for more information. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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