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Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 1,110 Send Message	Jayne	Report	8 Sep 2008 04:18
	From National Archives If you need legal proof of a divorce in any court in England and Wales, from 1858 to the present day, contact The Principal Registry of the Family Division, Decree Absolute Section, First Avenue House, 42-49 High Holborn, London WC1V 6NP tel: 020 7947 7017 web: http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/family/index.htm. For a fee, they will access their union index to the decrees for you, and either provide a certified copy of the information themselves (if the divorce was granted by the Supreme Court) or arrange for a certified copy to be sent to you from the relevant county court. If the divorce took place within the last 5 years, you can also contact the county court where it took place for a cheaper service. If you want information on the cause of the divorce, ask for the decree nisi as well as the decree absolute. Guidance and an application form can be found at: http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/courtfinder/forms/d440_e.pdf
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 1 Send Message	Jean	Report	8 Sep 2008 04:02
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 1 Send Message	Could anyone give me any idea on obtaining divorce records in the UK from the 1940's