Divorce records, which are maintained by the vital records department, are kept open for public access. You can access any person's divorce record by just placing a request with the department in charge of the records. You can also obtain copies of a particular person's record. This would cost you between $15-$30.

These records essentially contain vital information such as:

marriage and divorce date of the couple
dates of birth of the couple
place of marriage
reason for the divorce
date of filing the divorce

These records have many uses. Some of them are:

1. Divorce records are a vital proof which signify the divorce has actually taken place. When the divorce is recorded a divorce certificate is issued to the both the bride and the groom involved in the divorce.

2. If a person wishes to remarry, the divorce certificate legally permits that person to do so.

3. They are also important from the legal perspective. They ensure that the divorce procedure has been legally completed. Since they have a legal sanction they can used as an evidence in the court of law to facilitate post divorce financial settlement process.

4. Divorce records can be very useful in sorting out post-divorce issues involving alimony and child support.

5. Women can use these records to change their name that carries the surname of their ex-husbands.

6. A very important use of these records is, they can enable you to check the background and verify the marital status of a person.

7. If your partner has earlier been involved in a divorce, you can come to know about the reason for it by procuring these records. With this, you can check whether your partner was involved in any kind of domestic violence or child abuse.

Thus, these records can prove to be very useful document.