Oregon
orapostille.Com

Introduction to Oregon Divorce Certificates

This article is designed to help you get an Oregon Divorce certificate. Divorce Certificates are a bit more difficult to obtain than Divorce Certificates and Death Certificates. The main difficulty in obtaining Divorce Certificates is that states have not been registering Divorces for as long as other vital records. There are some states that still do not register Divorces. Due to this lack of centralization it is common to contact the county in which the Divorce took place.

Counter to common belief, not everything is a few clicks away on the Internet. Divorce Certificates are one of the items that you can't just click some links and get a copy of your Divorce Certificate; this is probably a good thing. You do not want your Divorce certificate in the public domain, where it can be seen by anyone. However, this does not mean that you can't easily get your Divorce certificate by following the correct procedure.

Oregon Divorce certificates have been maintained by the Oregon Center for Health Statistics for individuals divorced in the state of Oregon since 1925. County Clerk in county where license was issued. County Clerks also have some records before 1906. Some older county records have been transferred to the Oregon State Archives, 800 Summer Street NE, Salem, OR 97310.

Oregon Divorce Certificate Authorized Persons

By Oregon state law, Oregon Divorce certificates are confidential records and can only be obtained by the following authorized individuals:

Person Named on the Oregon Divorce Certificate
Mother/Father (or Legal Guardian) of Person Named on the Oregon Divorce Certificate
Grandparents and Great Grandparents of Person Named on the Oregon Divorce Certificate
Husband/Wife of Person Named on the Oregon Divorce Certificate
Adult Son/Daughter of Person Named on the Oregon Divorce Certificate
Adult grandchildren of Person Named on the Oregon Divorce Certificate
Sister/Brother of individual named on the Oregon Divorce certificate
A person seeking information for a legal determination of personal or property rights
Legal Representative of an Authorized Person of Person Named on the Oregon Divorce Certificate

Oregon Divorce Certificate for Genealogy Purpose

Anyone can obtain an Oregon Divorce Certificate, 50 years or later from the date of the Divorce for genealogy or other reasons.

Tags:  oregon divorce certificates