How to Get Texas Divorce Records
Texas divorce records can be found in various ways. The state's Bureau of Vital Statistics is responsible for record keeping of Texas divorce records, which is part of the Texas Department of State Health Services. Divorce records in Texas are sent in by county and entities to the government record keeping location in Austin. You can easily get Texas divorce records by knowing where to find them.
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Contact the Texas Vital Statistics Office in Austin for Texas divorce records from 1968 to the present time if you are seeking a single status or verification letter that is a legal document. Texas divorce records can easily be obtained through their TexasOnline, eGovernment site. The cost is $20 for employees to search and verify correct indexed files. Use the application for a verification letter option by downloading the document and mailing it in with a money order. Expect to wait a week to two weeks for your results to come in the mail.
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Utilize the VSU website to retrieve Texas divorce records, which are not genuine legal documents. The documentations are not genuine because they may contain errors that haven't been checked yet. The government website has index reports of divorces and annulments that were settled between 1968 and 2007. All Texas divorce records that are located on their site are in ZIP format and need an extractor to be able to read the documentations. The site indexes the documentations by year.
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Use the county or district clerk's office in your area to get Texas divorce records that are older than 1968. Older documentations for Texas divorce records are found in district clerk office of the county where the original proceedings took place. The Bureau of Vital Statistics will not have any type of documents that relate to Texas divorce records or annulments available. Make use of the county office to get certified Texas divorce records that were granted at that location for any time period.
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