Florida Divorce Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes an index to divorce records from the Florida Department of Health in Jacksonville, for the years 1927 to 2001. The index is provided by Ancestry.com.

What Can This Collection Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Divorce
 * Name of husband
 * Name of wife
 * Docket number
 * Divorce date
 * Divorce place
 * Reference number (page, volume, entry number)

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the person at the time of the divorce
 * The approximate date of the divorce
 * The place where the divorce took place

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the divorce information to locate the marriage record
 * Obtain the divorce decree
 * Use other records in the same locality to find information about your ancestors
 * Continue to search the index and records to identify other relatives

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Look for a different index. Divorce records are a court record. Court records are often indexed at the beginning or end of record volumes. You might also want to check with a local genealogical or historical society as they often have indexes to local records

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Florida.
 * Florida Guided Research
 * Florida Record Finder
 * Florida Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Florida Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * State Board Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Report of divorce granted and report of marriage annulled, 1927-1950
 * State Board Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Florida combined divorce and annulment index, 1927-1969

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * prepared by the Florida Historical Records Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration. Guide to public vital statistics records in Florida. Jacksonville, Florida : Florida Historical Records Survey, 1941

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying you sources helps others find the records you used.

Florida índice de divorcios (Registros históricos de FamilySearch)