Original divorce records remain with the county clerk or circuit court office where the divorce was filed. These offices may have more liberal privacy policies, as well as earlier records. Arkansas County, for example, began keeping divorce records in 1803, while Clay County didn’t start until 1893. For a complete county-by-county list, with addresses to contact, see The Family Tree Sourcebook from the editors of Family Tree Magazine.
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