How to Find Divorce Papers

Before filing divorce papers, there are other documents and forms you must also compete. Each state has different parameters and requirements that must be met before your divorce papers can be filed correctly.

Fault or No Fault Divorce Proceedings?

The modern habit in the U.S. now allows for no-fault divorces. In the past, the court would only allow spouses to divorce in the occurrence that either party incurred a liability.

Divorce wasn't usually permitted for reasons that had no grounds of evidence. In fact, "irreconcilable differences" is frequently cited as the cause of many divorces these days.

Divorce Records--No Laughing Matter

Holmes and Rahe created the Life Events Scale in an attempt to measure life changes. The life events on the scale are listed in order from greatest stress to least stress.

It’s interesting to note that the death of a spouse is at the number 1 spot while divorce is number 2. Martial separation is number 3, and death of a sibling is number 4. All of this leads to the conclusion that divorce and even a marital separation is one of the most stressful things you will go through in life.

If you are going through the process of a divorce, take extra special care of yourself.
It is understood that you should take better care of yourself when you are going through something traumatic, but it’s often hard to do.

Especially if you are seeking a divorce because infidelity has occurred or dishonesty was discovered.

How to Find Pubic Records

If you want to find out if the guy you are seeing is currently married or hiding a divorce he's not that proud of, you can request a copy of his records at the county courthouse responsible for keeping records.

Be prepared to spend a great deal of time waiting. Unfortunately, most public buildings aren't open past five or six during the workweek. You may not be able to fit the visit during your lunch hour.

Luckily, there are online sites that have completely consolidated the process for you. These online sites are very reliable for retrieving the same information available at the registrar's office.

It's hard enough to get time away from the office for a dentist appointment, let alone the time it would take to research public records in person. Start your online search here.