Even for a copy of my OWN marriage records in King Co. in 1968, I was advised that the best way was to appear in person to fill out the form and then again to pick it up. While at the time I lived in a Seattle suburb, I am disabled and don't drive. A very kind soul who at the time was researching her own family in the same record set did the work for me and didn't charge me a dime. I didn't need divorce records though--mine were in WI, and were very easy to get. They did cost me $30. If you are looking for official copies of your own records, you will need them for legal purposes and the cost is reasonable. But for each search for genealogical purposes, and then not to honor the request is a bit much. If you can find someone who will actually go to the courthouse for you, this should speed up the process. Even though you have spent the money and put in the request, if someone has a copy of your request, it still might help. It's harder to ignore the person on the oth! er side of the desk than the form at the bottom of the pile. Jurisdictions vary all over the map in what records they have, what they provide, what they charge, and how much they care. I recently learned that Cuyahoga Co OH (Cleveland) has an index of marriages at least as far back as 1850. I searched it and found about 30 for a surname of interest. They provided the marriage records for free, within 3 weeks! More info on the more recent, less relevant names, of course, but I got some useful stuff from it. Doris Waggoner -- webduckie@yahoo.com wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/pBC.2ACE/4225.1 Message Board Post: Good luck Dixie! I too tried to get divorce records for my grandparents who were supposedly divorced in 1929. After months of not hearing any reply, I finally called the office I was working with and got such a run around that I am almost positive that they never looked for the records. I believe they are kept off site in an archive somewhere, and are very difficult to search. I never got any records at all for my $30, so you did better than I did! ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx