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Divorce records

Scope note

Records documenting the legal separation of husband and wife, effected by the judgment or decree of a court, and either totally dissolving the marriage relation, or suspending its effects so far as concerns the cohabitation of the parties. BLACKS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300027414

Broader Terms used

marriage records

Term used for

records, divorce

Equivalent Terms used

divorce record

Created

13yrs ago

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