Arizona Divorce Records Updated Database Online

By Ben Kingsley


Unlike most states in the country, Arizona is a closed state. With this, the residents of Arizona only have access to their personal files which includes the Arizona Public Divorce records. The state publishes these files but it is not accessible to the public.

Divorce records issued in the state of Arizona are used by the residents for several reasons. Some government transactions require divorce certificate as proof when dealing with any financial matters. Examples of this includes but not limited to the dependent and beneficiary updates n the government. If a divorcee has any plans to get married, he/she would have to provide a copy of a divorce certificate before marriage can be granted. Updating the family tree is another use of this type of document. It is the last document used by those conducting a genealogy research but it can cause a major issue if the information is not updated.

One would only know the basic details about the separation such as the place and the date when the couple was legally separated. The document is not valid without the names of the husband and the wife as well as the name of the prosecutor who took the petition. A public document only contains the basic details of the separation; additional details of the separation can only be accessed by the divorcees.

Details such as the reason for the separation are not indicated on the public file. One would not be able to find on a public document who petitioned for the separation. The agreements about the custody of the children and the division of the assets and their properties are also kept confidential. All of these were kept away from public access to protect the privacy of the involved individuals and to avoid any scrutiny and bias from other parties.

Being a closed state, Arizona, does not release a copy of divorce certificates and decree through the Vital Records Section of the state's Department of Health. One has to check with the county clerk office where the divorce was filed and registered and see if the needed document is available there. Guideline for the retrieval of the said document is not the same for all counties; however, it is important that one should know the basic information of the record that is being requested to make the search easier and simple. The fees for the retrieval of a divorce certificate would also vary per county. It usually takes 2 hours for a document to be obtained but then again, it can be different in some other counties. Request can also be made over the phone but this can take time at most 3 weeks.

Retrieval of Arizona divorce decrees and records is made easy with the help of the Internet. With the document being one of the most requested files of the state, the local government has implemented an online server where divorce records can be stored and retrieved electronically. It has also hastened and simplified the retrieval process. This helps those individuals who cannot go to the office personally.




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