Searching Divorce Records Arkansas

By Claire Dowell


Marriages undergo wear and tear over time. For every failure in providing emotional support and intimacy, a part of the marriage fades. For each conflict that hung in the air without resolution, bonds loosen. Failure to rekindle this fire will result in a different kind of forever. These various factors, along with the universal web of emotions associated with divorces, are experienced by almost half of the celebrated marriages in the United States.

The by-products of a granted divorce, called divorce records are archived for many a number of intentions. The primary purposes of these documents are to present a comprehensive divorce history, and provide an actual proof that a couple's marital vows have been completely severed, upon a Judge's say-so. Some notable intentions for obtaining copies of records of divorce include the reinstatement of a woman's original name, extensive marital background checks, and in the case of remarrying individuals as a requirement for the issuance of a marriage license anew.

Regulations observed with regards to the stockpiling, protection and dissemination of divorce records vary from one state to another. In Arkansas, different divorce documents are disseminated by county and state repositories. Copies of divorce decrees are disseminated on a county level via the County Clerk's or Circuit Clerk's offices. On the other hand, divorce records and divorce coupons are held by the Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Division. Certified copies of such documents are issued by these county and state institutions.

The procedure for getting a hold of Arkansas divorce records begins with the completion of an application form for divorce records. The information that must be specified in this application includes any valid government-issued photo ID, the names of the husband and the wife, together with the wife's maiden name, the date of the divorce, the county in which the divorce was granted, your relationship to the couple, and your intentions for procuring such copies. This application form is then mailed along with a check or money order payable of $10 which will serve as a processing fee to the Arkansas Department of Health.

Pursuant to the Arkansas Vital Records Statute 20-18-305, the general public is prohibited from accessing and procuring copies of these documents. Only a limited category of parties that includes being a relative of the divorcees, an appointed representative, an academic research group, and any person who can demonstrate his or her rights for procuring such documents are allowed to obtain these documents. For policies surrounding the procurement of divorce decrees, contact the County Clerk or the Circuit Clerk of the county the particular divorce was filed and eventually granted.

The discipline of public records procurement has taken a giant leap because of the Internet. Any requester can now conveniently obtain copies of any public document after performing quick searches in the databases of government or private repositories. Using such approaches, any desired document can be accessed and obtained almost instantaneously, and have the potential to save plentiful amounts of cash and effort.




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