AGENCY: Office of Vital Records and Statistics

SERIES: 29977
TITLE: Vital Records divorce certificates
DATES: 2011-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological

DESCRIPTION: These records are submitted to the Office of Vital Records and Statistics by the courts to document divorces. The Office then uses these records to prepare statistical information and statements of divorce. The information Includes the parties' names, addresses, places and dates of birth, race, educational levels, and number of previous marriages; the place and date of the marriage; the date the couple separated; the total number of children and the number of children under eighteen; the name of the petitioner's attorney; the type of decree; the county of decree; and the signature of the certifying official.

RETENTION

Retain permanently

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule Vital records, GRS-285

AUTHORIZED: 11/13/2020

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office until administrative value has been met and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical Legal

In addition to the statistical information extracted from these records, these forms provide details about divorce events in an abstract as an alternative and secondary copy to the original case files.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. Utah Code 26-2-22(5)(c)if 75 years or more have passed since the date of the event upon which the record is based.

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