Georgia State was named after King George II of Great Britain and was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788. It is located in the southeastern part of United States and Atlanta is its capital of the state. Georgia is known as the Peach State and the Empire State of the South. According to the United States Census Bureau, the population of Georgia was 9,815,210 in the year 2011. The state is bordered on the south by Florida, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina, Alabama on the West and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina. Georgia government provides accurate records and data concerning vital records including Georgia Divorce Records.

The state capital Atlanta is known as the most populous city since 1868. As with all other states and the federal government, the government of Georgia is based on the separation of legislative, executive and judicial power. Georgia consists of 159 counties and counties in Georgia have their own elected legislative branch, usually called the Board of Commissioners, it also possesses an executive authority in the country. It is the only state with Sole Commissioner Government counties and its constitution provides all counties and cities with home rule authority and so the county commissions have considerable power to pass legislation within their county as a municipality would.

Certified copies of divorce decrees are only available in the county where the divorce was granted and certified copies are only available from the Clerk of the Superior Court where the divorce was granted. The State Vital Records office is responsible for searching and verifying any occurrence of a divorce yet could not issue a record. The State Office hours starts at 8:00 in the morning until 4:30 in the afternoon, Monday to Friday. It is important to present the names of the husband and wife, the date of divorce, the place where the divorce took place, number of requested copies, a signed request and the required amount of payment.

One of the Sate laws of Georgia obliges every requester to pay a particular fee before a record or service is provided. Advance fee is necessary at the time the service is requested and fees are not refundable. Fees are payable through a certified check or money order, putting cash in the mail is forbidden. For search and confirmation of divorce event will cost $10.00 and for Multi-year search will cost $10.00.

Divorces are filed in Superior Court and may take one month or more or years to be granted, depending on the complexity of the case. To file a divorce, the husband or the wife must write a complaint or petition that describes your current living situation, custody arrangements, state of the shared assets and debts and the specific problems that led you to file for a divorce. The courts favor the best interest of the children and so the parent who uses the best judgment in caring and planning for the children wins legal custody. Also the court may grant joint legal custody and joint physical custody.

To be able to get a copy of Divorce Decrees, the requester must write or go to the Vital Statistics Office in the state or area where the event occurred. Generally, the count clerk or your attorney will be the one to provide you a copy of your final decree. To request for another copy, write a request or got to the courts clerk office and request a copy.