Summary
Database Name: Divorce Records - Oklahoma
Database Identifier: DIVORCE-OK
Coverage
This database contains divorce records from Oklahoma lawsuits records and dockets.
Coverage for lawsuit records varies by county and is detailed below. Divorce records originating from the Lawsuit records typically date back to the 1970s or 1980s through 2005.
The dockets are from the District Courts covering the counties of Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Ellis, Garfield, Logan, Oklahoma, Payne, Pushmataha, Roger Mills, Rogers and Tulsa. Coverage for the dockets begins in 2000 to present.
Content Highlights:
The DIVORCE-OK database contains information on divorces, marital dissolutions, annulments from Oklahoma. A typical document will contain the parties' names, the date of lawsuit/decree and the county in which the divorce was filed and/or granted. This information can be used to locate individuals and determine relationships of individuals.
A search in DIVORCE-OK may also generate documents associated with divorce proceedings including, but not limited to, preliminary filings, restraining orders, child support orders, etc. Independent confirmation that a particular divorce proceeding has resulted in the dissolution of the subject marriage is suggested.
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Contents
The DIVORCE-OK database contains divorce records and other documents associated with divorce proceedings from Oklahoma state lawsuit records as well as docket records.
Lawsuit Records:
| | Atoka County District Ct | Aug-83 | Oct-05 |
| | Beaver County District Ct | Aug-82 | Oct-05 |
| | Beckham County District Ct | Mar-81 | Nov-05 |
| | Blaine County District Ct | Oct 89 | Oct-05 |
| | Bryan County District Ct | Jan-75 | Oct-05 |
| | Caddo County District Ct | Apr-80 | Oct-05 |
| | Carter County District Ct | Jun-71 | Oct-05 |
| | Cherokee County District Ct | Jun-78 | Oct-05 |
| | Cotton County District Ct | Jul-77 | Oct-05 |
| | Craig County District Ct | Jan-74 | Oct-05 |
| | Creek County District Ct | Oct-75 | Nov-05 |
| | Custer County District Ct | Jul-83 | Oct-05 |
| | Delaware County District Ct | Jan-75 | Nov-05 |
| | Garvin County District Ct | Apr-91 | Nov-05 |
| | Grant County District Ct | Jul-84 | Jun-05 |
| | Haskell County District Ct | Feb-96 | Oct-05 |
| | Hughes County District Ct | Mar-86 | Oct-05 |
| | Jefferson County District Ct | Mar-82 | Aug-05 |
| | Kay County (Blackwell) District Ct | Feb-69 | Oct-05 |
| | Kay County (Newkirk) District Ct | Jun-61 | Oct-05 |
| | Kay County (Ponca City) District Ct | Jan-69 | Oct-05 |
| | Kingfisher County District Ct | Mar-83 | Oct-05 |
| | Latimer County District Ct | May-84 | Oct-05 |
| | Leflore County District Ct | Jan-77 | Oct-05 |
| | Lincoln County District Ct | Jun-85 | Oct-05 |
| | Major County District Ct | Feb-90 | Oct-05 |
| | Marshall County District Ct | Jan-83 | Sep-05 |
| | Mayes County District Ct | Jan-76 | Oct-05 |
| | Mcclain County District Ct | Nov-80 | Oct-05 |
| | Mccurtain County District Ct | Jul-72 | Oct-05 |
| | Mcintosh County District Ct | Jul-80 | Oct-05 |
| | Murray County District Ct | Jan-82 | Oct-05 |
| | Muskogee County District Ct | Mar-78 | Nov-05 |
| | Noble County District Ct | Jan-69 | Sep-05 |
| | Nowata County District Ct | May-82 | Oct-05 |
| | Okfuskee County District Ct | Jul-79 | Oct-05 |
| | Okmulgee County District Ct | Jan-83 | Sep-05 |
| | Okmulgee County (Henrietta) District Ct | Jan-84 | Sep-05 |
| | Osage County District Ct | Jan-90 | Oct-05 |
| | Ottawa County District Ct | Sep-97 | Nov-05 |
| | Pawnee County District Ct | Apr-80 | Oct-05 |
| | Pittsburg County District Ct | Mar-78 | Oct-05 |
| | Pontotoc County District Ct | Jan-97 | Oct-05 |
| | Pottawatomie County District Ct | Jan-82 | Oct-05 |
| | Seminole County (Wewoka) District Ct | May-81 | Oct-05 |
| | Sequoyah County District Ct | Feb-80 | Oct-05 |
| | Stephens County District Ct | Feb-83 | Oct-05 |
| | Texas County District Ct | Jan-82 | Oct-05 |
| | Wagoner County District Ct | Jul-77 | Oct-05 |
| | Washington County District Ct | Jan-98 | Oct-05 |
| | Washita County District Ct | Jan-82 | Oct-05 |
| | Woods County District Ct | Feb-96 | Oct-05 |
Docket Records:
| | Canadian County | Jan-00 | present |
| | Cleveland County | Jan-00 | present |
| | Comanche County | Jan-00 | present |
| | Ellis County | Jan-00 | present |
| | Garfield County | Jan-00 | present |
| | Logan County | Jan-00 | present |
| | Oklahoma County | Jan-00 | present |
| | Payne County | Jan-00 | present |
| | Pushmataha County | Jan-00 | present |
| | Roger Mills County | Jan-00 | present |
| | Rogers County | Jan-00 | present |
| | Tulsa County | Jan-00 | present |
Records contained in this database also provide case information, including the type of case, case or docket number, the filing date, and names and parties listed in the documents filed with the court.
Divorce records originating from the Lawsuit records date back to the 1970s through 2005. Divorce records originating from the Docket records date back from 2000 to present.
Divorce records typically include the following fields:
| | | Names of parties listed in the documents filed with the court. |
| | | Type of Decree or filing (annulment, dissolution, divorce, etc.) |
Derivation
Information in the Divorce-XX and Divorce-All records is taken from one of these four sources or a combination thereof:
| | | Historical divorce data from state agency records: CO, FL, ME, MN, NV, WI |
| | | Westlaw docket records: AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, KS, LA, MD, MI, MO, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI |
| | | Westlaw lawsuit records: CT, KS, OK, TX, UT |
| | | Updating state agency records: NC |
Note: When viewing divorce documents in lawsuit and docket states, some results may contain only divorce-related events-not actual divorce decrees.
Note: Divorce-related records may be listed as lawsuits in the Cite List.
Note: When date searching in terms & connectors, documents from docket records can be searched only according to the filing date.
Note: When date searching in terms & connectors, documents from lawsuit records can be searched only according to the decree date.
Searching and Fields
General Search Tips: Use either the Terms and Connectors full text searching or streamline your search using the Template Search screen.
Use the Template Search screen to search in the following fields:
Use the Standard Search screen to search all of the data of each record using terms and connectors. See the list of fields below.
Cancel Search Tip: To cancel a search in progress, click the Cancel button while a search is proceeding. Note: when using westlaw.com, use the Cancel button to stop a search. DO NOT use your browser's STOP or BACK button.
Search Results: Once a search is completed, a summary list ("Results List") containing all the documents that satisfy your query is displayed. The list contains all the documents that satisfy your query requirements. To access the list on westlaw.com, view the left pane.
Name Searching:
Use the template to search when you have the husband or wife's full or partial name.
Example: You are investigating a potential client and would like to know whether he has been divorced in the past. Enter his name, John Smith in the NAME field on the template. The template adds a default connector of /3 for name searching. In the terms and connectors box, use the NA field to search by the husband's name or the wife's name.
The abbreviations for the fields in this database are:
| | NA | NAME | Name of the husband or wife. |
| | STA | STATE | State in which the decree was entered |
| | CNTY | COUNTY | County in which the proceeding was held or the decree entered |
Related Research
Related Databases
DIVORCE-ALL Contains information on divorce records for selected states.
MARRIAGE-ALL Contains information on marriages in selected states
PEOPLE-ALL Combined information, such as voter registrations, household information, etc, for persons living in the United States. (NOTE: Contains historic Divorce records, Divorce records viewed from lawsuits, and Divorce records from NC only.)
PUBRECS-XX
(Where XX represents a state's postal abbreviation) Contains information on all public records filings in a specific jurisdiction
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