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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 8 Send Message	Neil	Report	6 Dec 2004 16:46
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 8 Send Message	I have recently discovered my father was married before he met my mother and had another family! As my parents are now both dead is there any way of searching for divorce records as it states on my parents marriage lic that the old mans previous marriage was disolved.
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	6 Dec 2004 16:49
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Neil I only discovered my father-in-law had been married before when he and my mother-in-law were dead! No children though. Read this for more info: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/divorce/ nell
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 1,586 Send Message	Deborah	Report	6 Dec 2004 17:51
	Hi Neil, Divorce records are 'closed' for 75yrs. The records are kept at the National Archives at Kew. Debbie
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	6 Dec 2004 18:04
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Hi Debbie What do you mean by 'closed'? The national archives site says that post 1943 divorces can be 'searched for' somewhere for a fee - does that mean that they will tell you when one occurred but not the details? David