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| New York Divorce Records |
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| For information about obtaining a copy of a divorce decree, contact the appropriate County Clerk. Please note that if the divorce was granted before January 1, 1963, the divorce decree is the only type of document available. |
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| New York State Dept of Health |
| Vital Records Section |
| Empire State Plaza |
| Albany, NY 12237 |
| (518) 474-3077, Information: (518) 474-3038 |
| Fax: (518) 432-6286 |
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| The time periods listed below for obtaining a vital record are waived if the applicant is a descendant or has been designated to act on behalf of a descendant of the person whose record is being requested. |
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| New York State Archives |
| New York Department of Education |
| Cultural Education Center, Room 11D40 |
| Albany, NY 12230 |
| (518) 474-8955 |
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| If the records are not available at the State office, they should be available from the County Clerk in the county where the divorce was granted. |
| Cost: $30.00 (since 1963) |
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| Since 1847 divorce actions in New York have been handled in the supreme court for the county in which the divorce was heard. New York divorce files, however, are sealed for one hundred years. In colonial times, petitions for divorce had to be made to the governor or legislature, and only a few were granted. The court of chancery granted divorces from 1787 to 1847. These older records are in the State Archives. |
| Since 1847 |
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