Authenticated or Apostilled Divorce Record {DCH-0569-DIV-AUTH}

APPLICATION FOR AUTHENTICATED/APOSTILLED COPY--MICHIGAN DIVORCE RECORD Michigan Department of Health and Human Services INFORMATION ABOUT AUTHENTICATED CERTIFICATES: Authenticated (exemplified or containing an apostille) records are typically required by foreign governments for an adoption, work visas, marriage in a foreign country, or establishing residency. You must specify which country requires the document. Applying the apostille at the Secretary of State's Office of the Great Seal takes an additional 2-3 weeks after processing is complete at Vital Records. PART 1 - APPLICANT'S INFORMATION Applicant's Name: Mailing Address: Daytime Phone w/area code: PART 2 - CERTIFICATION OF INFORMATION PROVIDED By signing this application, I understand that I am agreeing to pay for a search of the State of Michigan Vital Records with the information that I provided. This does not guarantee that a record will be found. City: State: Other Phone w/area code: Zip: Applicant's Signature: PART 3 - PURPOSE FOR REQUESTING THE RECORD PART 4 - SPECIFY COUNTRY OF USE PART 5 - INFORMATION NEEDED TO SEARCH FOR RECORD If the exact date of divorce is unknown, please indicate the year you want searched. If you need additional years searched, please see the payment box for fee information. The State of Michigan will only have the record of divorce. If you need the actual divorce judgment, you will need to contact the court that finalized the divorce. Full Name (at time of divorce or annulment) Full Name (at time of divorce or annulment) County where divorce or annulment was granted PART 6 - FEES Includes one certified copy or no-find letter Base Fee: Includes One Year Search Additional Copies (Each) Additional Years Search , # yrs (when exact year unknown) Years you want searched: $42.00 x $26.00 x $12.00 $ $ $ $ 42.00 $ Male Female First Male Female First Middle Middle Date: Date of Divorce or Annulment (mm/dd/yyyy) Last Last Expedited "RUSH" Service (additional) $25.00 Payment to "State of Michigan" TOTAL For Accounting Use Only Is your request complete? American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com REQUESTING A MICHIGAN DIVORCE RECORD The Michigan Vital Records office has records of divorces that occurred in Michigan and were filed with the state since 1897. Occasionally, some records were not filed with the state. Divorce records are not restricted documents in Michigan. Anyone can request that a search be conducted if the application is completed and signed, and submitted with the required fee paid. APPLYING IN PERSON LOCATION: South Grand Building, 1st Floor 333 S Grand Avenue Lansing MI 48933 (corner of Grand & Kalamazoo) LOBBY HOURS: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm M-F except for recognized state holidays. DIRECTIONS: Visit our website at: www.michigan.gov/vitalrecords or call 517-335-8666. SAME DAY SERVICE: Orders at our counter must be placed by 3:00 pm in order to receive same-day service. Additional "rush" fee of $12.00 is required for same-day service and you must allow up to a 2 hour waiting period for the order to be processed. Genealogy requests may take longer. PAYMENT: A money order, credit card or cash can be used at our front counter. A personal check can also be used if NOT same-day service. Make checks and money orders payable to "State of Michigan". www.michigan.gov/vitalrecords 517-335-8666 The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) does not discriminate against any individual or group because of race, religion, age, national origin, color, height, weight, marital status, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political beliefs or disability. PROCESSING TIMES FOR MAIL REQUESTS REGULAR SEARCH: The processing time for a regular request will be approximately 5 weeks, depending on the volume of requests received. EXPEDITED (RUSH) SEARCH: The processing time for a "rush" request will be approximately 2 weeks, depending on the volume of requests received. APOSTILLES: Applying the apostille at the Secretary of State's Office of the Great Seal for any request takes an additional 2-3 weeks after processing in Vital Records is completed. If you request just a certified copy from the Vital Records office, you can go in person (five blocks) and have the apostille applied same-day. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: If you find that the processing times listed do not meet your needs, please call our Eligibility Unit at 517-335-8666 and speak with a customer service representative. They may be able to offer additional help to meet your individual situation. MAIL APPLICATION TO REGULAR MAIL TO: Vital Records Requests PO Box 30721 Lansing MI 48909 RUSH MAIL TO: Vital Records RUSH PO Box 30721 Lansing MI 48909 DCH-0569-DIV-AUTH (Rev. 12-16) By Authority of MCL 333.2882(1)(c), MCL 333.2883(2) and MCL 333.2891(1-4) MS PUBLISHER American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com