State of California Divorce Records

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Obtaining Divorce Records In California

Divorce records in California can be accessed by writing to the California Office of Vital Records below.

California Dept of Public Health Services
Ph: (916) 445-2684 or (916) 445-1719

M.S. 5103
P.O. Box 997410
Sacramento, CA 95899

The office only has records from July 1962 and June 1984, all other records can be obtained from the superior court in the county where the divorce occured.

To lookup California Divorce certificates and papers it will cost $13. A personal check or money order should be made payable to the Office of Vital Records. However you should phone (916) 445-2684 to verify fees. The number will have a recorded message on how to apply. More information is available from the California Department of Public Health website.

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California is the third largest state in the United States. It is the most populous state. Los Angeles County in California is the most densely populated county in the US. Sacramento is the capital of the state.

The divorce rate was 3.6 per 1000 people in the state in 2005. California Office of Vital records maintain divorce records from the year 1962 to 1984.  You can get a face sheet of the divorce record that contains the name of the couple, date of filing, county name and case number of the divorce. The certified copy of divorce record is essential for legal proceeding and remarriage. The copies of California divorce records can be obtained from the Superior Court in the county, in which the divorce was filed.

California divorce records include information, such as full name of husband, full name of wife, age and date of birth of husband and wife, type of decree, date of divorce and county. The requestor should send his application form along with the appropriate fee. He/she needs to draw the check on a bank in the United States or money order issued by the Postal Service in US. The fees are nonrefundable, according to state law.

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