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*'''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 ($) | *'''1992-2008''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61022/?o_lid=0004033158&o_sch=Affiliate+External&o_xid=0004033158&ranEAID=4033158&ranMID=50138&ranSiteID=PO1O7wlqPME-0ePIaZo7n7xPvKBocbtHXA Iowa, U.S., Divorce Index, 1992-2008] at Ancestry — Index ($) | ||
== Get Copies == | == Office to Contact - Get Copies == | ||
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> | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | |||
Iowa divorce records have been kept since about 1834, when the first [[Iowa, United States Genealogy|Iowa]] county was formed. | |||
*Divorces are court records and there is high compliance. | |||
*Many couples separated leaving no divorce record. | |||
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*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>. | <br> | ||
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 | ==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. | |||
*[[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]] often printed information about separations and divorces in the area to help you determine if a divorce exists. | |||
*Many couples separated leaving no divorce record. | |||
*''See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce Records]] for more information.'' | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Iowa]] [[Category:Divorce_Records]] | [[Category:Iowa, United States]] [[Category:Divorce_Records]] | ||
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