What You Should Know to Request Divorce Records The facts you will need to know when requesting divorce records from a state or local office are the following:
- Full names of husband and wife
- Date of divorce or annulment
- Place of divorce or annulment
- Type of final decree
- Purpose for which copy is needed
- Relationship to persons whose record is requested
- Daytime telephone number with area code
This information should be printed or typed in a letter to the state or local office where the record is kept. Find out the right contact for each state at the National Center for Health Statistics at www.cdc.gov.
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