Marriages like its opposite, divorces, occur daily.
It is such a blessing to see marriages formed and indeed a tragedy to see individuals constantly filing for divorce and so by ending a marriage.
With the abundance of this activity, the state of Illinois has put in specific procedures to secure and make readily available, these records to the public.
This process is specifically attributed to the Circuit Court Clerk.
The final decree, arguably the most important part of a divorce document, contains all the vital information of the proceedings relating to the parties involved, the settlement and the time and place within which it occurred as well as the reason for the annulment.
A fascinating observation is the fact that if more than one divorces occurred within Illinois for that person, then all will be produced within the index search.
Furthermore, if these were in different states, then the searches would have to be done separately.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is home to Illinois' Divorce Records.
Records dating as far back as 1962 are found within the realms of this office, particularly the Division of Vital Statistics which incurs a cost of $5 each.
In this way, it will only be found if it is on the index, which is the husband's surname.
The original county office stores those records before 1962.
Two types of divorce records are available: those that are free and those that incur a small cost.
Those from government agencies only collect money to propel the service itself and not for a profit.
Additionally, private or commercial providers are only for promotional purposes while those that attract a fee are strictly for commercial purposes.
Divorce records are the hardest set of records to be retrieved from public offices due the fact that the only way they can be retrieved is from the county itself where it was produced.
For this reason, the only way to go is by utilizing the services of commercial providers.
There is also the added incentive that these online providers offer records from all the states and not just Illinois.
A great benefit from this process is the fact that when a person is applying for a new marriage license, that is, they have been divorced before, as they are required to produce their divorce record, this serves a hassle-free way to obtain such information.
It also proves to state that the person is indeed single and ready to re-commit in this way.
Last but not least, it also serves as a life lesson about past failures.