Esther Griffin wrote: > > Divorce in NYS was for adultery only. A church annulment would also require > a civil annulment or divorce. In some states divorce records are open. I am > told in NYS they are not open, but I have located a NYS divorce by just > looking like I knew where I was going and browsing until I found the divorce > book in a cupboard whose door was fortunately open a bit.
The Judgement book is supposed to be open to the public. They are
important to land title searchers to be sure that the marriage has not
broken up. The Judgemnt only tells the name of the people that were
divorced and when. The actual trial records are well hidden and most
definately will be closed forever.
Where do you find the Judgement book? In the County Courthouse. None of
these kinds of records are found in the Town Clerks' offices.