Divorce Records
Divorce Records for New York
Divorce records consist of two parts. These are - divorce decree and divorce certificate. Therefore, couples, who wish to order someone’s annulment records, obtain all the information regarding what type of divorce forms they had filed, parties involved, case number, and divorce date. These records contain copies of divorce forms and legal pages that can be around 200 pages long.
If individuals wish to obtain divorce records of other individuals or want to know the sort of divorce forms others had filed, they need to visit New York State Unified Court System. The state office maintains records since the year 1981. To obtain records before 1981, individuals will have to write to the New York State Department of Health. This procedure is for divorces, which happened in the New York state and not New York City.
If individuals want to obtain records in the New city, they will have to visit the office of vital records, which has records until 1910. On the other hand, if people wish to obtain divorce forms or records before 1910, they will need to write to the archives division in New York.
Obtain Online Records:
Just like people obtaining divorce forms online, individuals in New York can also obtain divorce records by placing the order on a web site. First, to obtain the divorce forms of older versions and records, individuals will have to fill the online form by furnishing the required details such as full name of divorcees, date of divorce, the person's relationship with the divorcees and purpose for the request.
Apart from this, individuals need to include information such as their full name telephone numbers, address or e-mail address and so on. The charge of divorce copies and divorce forms in New York is around $35. However, this price is subjected to change. Individuals who wish to obtain the divorce decree will have to pay additional charges of $2 each page.
If individuals are not sure about the date of divorce, online sites charge additional fees to search these divorce forms and records across years. After placing the order, authorities verify the credibility of the applicant and this turnaround time is usually of seven to eight days. If individuals request the decree, it takes two to seven weeks of time to search the records.
Later, these records are either sent to the residential address, e-mailed, or faxed to the individuals.