California Divorce Records
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California is the biggest state by population (36 million) but does it also have the most divorces? That cannot be officially verified one way or the other because the State of California does not keep track of the number of divorces, reason unknown! But to be sure, it does maintain public records of which California Divorce Records are a category per the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
California Divorce Records are one of the principal records maintained by the California Department of Public Health, Office of Vital Records along with Birth, Death and Marriage. It runs the central registry of California Marriages and Divorces.
The office can only issue Certificates of Record of Divorce - and only for divorces that occurred between 1962 and June 1984, again reason for this lameness unknown, and the waiting time could exceed the quoted average processing time of 6 months! A Certificate of Divorce does not indicate a divorce was ever finalized in court or not either.
For divorce record documents which are more substantial than Certificates of Record, certified copies of original California Divorce Records such as decrees, certificates and so forth have to be obtained from the Superior Court in the county where the divorce was filed or that particular County Recorder's office.
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