How to verify divorce in Virginia

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Anonymous wrote:OP- Maryland's case law search also does not provide this.

I have found divorce court info on the MD court search system

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Anonymous wrote:Be careful. If I were him and I found out you did this, I'd break it off with you because I'd conclude you were a lunatic.

I agree.

I used to wonder how generations of women were gobsmacked to find that after their husbands died they were penniless and/or had another family.

ProTip for dating in 2021: always, always, always search their backgrounds. Check municipal records (civil, criminal, and traffic), marriage records, divorce filings (MD has this available online. Not sure about VA), sex offender registries (local and national), and social media including LinkedIn. Search property records as well. If you meet him online, plug his number into CashApp or email into Venmo to see if he's using his real name. Also check the same records for any city or county where you know that he's lived. (He may be here for work, but have a wife in Chicago, etc.)

I do this, but I let people know that I'm checking up on them (I don't tell them where I'm searching, just that I'm searching). No one has ever been offended, especially if they have nothing to hide. When I have found something, I ask about it and give them an opportunity to explain anything that could be explained. Sometimes there's a filing from a bitter ex. Other times it could be a huge red flag.

Protect yourselves and your peace ladies.

This is insane. I would dump you instantly if you told me you'd done this search on me.

[Anonymous]

My divorce lawyer sent an intern to the courthouse and got me a copy of someone else’s divorce settlement agreement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP- Maryland's case law search also does not provide this.

Yes it does. I can search my former married name and the county in https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/ and pull up our divorce case filing without needing to verify its my court record anywhere. Confirmed you can do it for anyone since I ran a friend and found her divorce record

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP- Maryland's case law search also does not provide this.

Yes it does. I can search my former married name and the county in https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/ and pull up our divorce case filing without needing to verify its my court record anywhere. Confirmed you can do it for anyone since I ran a friend and found her divorce record

Cool - found out the guy I’m seeing has actually been divorced twice instead of just once like he told me and is lying about his age.

How dumb are people to think this stuff will never come to light? I’m so tired of lies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- Maryland's case law search also does not provide this.

Yes it does. I can search my former married name and the county in https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/ and pull up our divorce case filing without needing to verify its my court record anywhere. Confirmed you can do it for anyone since I ran a friend and found her divorce record

Cool - found out the guy I’m seeing has actually been divorced twice instead of just once like he told me and is lying about his age.

How dumb are people to think this stuff will never come to light? I’m so tired of lies.

That happened to me in 2006. This is not new. It came up because a friend knew him from somewhere else. I did not go snooping though. Some people are jerks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Be careful. If I were him and I found out you did this, I'd break it off with you because I'd conclude you were a lunatic.

I agree.

I used to wonder how generations of women were gobsmacked to find that after their husbands died they were penniless and/or had another family.

ProTip for dating in 2021: always, always, always search their backgrounds. Check municipal records (civil, criminal, and traffic), marriage records, divorce filings (MD has this available online. Not sure about VA), sex offender registries (local and national), and social media including LinkedIn. Search property records as well. If you meet him online, plug his number into CashApp or email into Venmo to see if he's using his real name. Also check the same records for any city or county where you know that he's lived. (He may be here for work, but have a wife in Chicago, etc.)

I do this, but I let people know that I'm checking up on them (I don't tell them where I'm searching, just that I'm searching). No one has ever been offended, especially if they have nothing to hide. When I have found something, I ask about it and give them an opportunity to explain anything that could be explained. Sometimes there's a filing from a bitter ex. Other times it could be a huge red flag.

Protect yourselves and your peace ladies.

This is insane. I would dump you instantly if you told me you'd done this search on me.

+1 and I am woman. I would be done.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- Maryland's case law search also does not provide this.

Yes it does. I can search my former married name and the county in https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/ and pull up our divorce case filing without needing to verify its my court record anywhere. Confirmed you can do it for anyone since I ran a friend and found her divorce record

Cool - found out the guy I’m seeing has actually been divorced twice instead of just once like he told me and is lying about his age.

How dumb are people to think this stuff will never come to light? I’m so tired of lies.

That happened to me in 2006. This is not new. It came up because a friend knew him from somewhere else. I did not go snooping though. Some people are jerks.

How is it snooping if the information is public and readily available online?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Be careful. If I were him and I found out you did this, I'd break it off with you because I'd conclude you were a lunatic.

I agree.

I used to wonder how generations of women were gobsmacked to find that after their husbands died they were penniless and/or had another family.

ProTip for dating in 2021: always, always, always search their backgrounds. Check municipal records (civil, criminal, and traffic), marriage records, divorce filings (MD has this available online. Not sure about VA), sex offender registries (local and national), and social media including LinkedIn. Search property records as well. If you meet him online, plug his number into CashApp or email into Venmo to see if he's using his real name. Also check the same records for any city or county where you know that he's lived. (He may be here for work, but have a wife in Chicago, etc.)

I do this, but I let people know that I'm checking up on them (I don't tell them where I'm searching, just that I'm searching). No one has ever been offended, especially if they have nothing to hide. When I have found something, I ask about it and give them an opportunity to explain anything that could be explained. Sometimes there's a filing from a bitter ex. Other times it could be a huge red flag.

Protect yourselves and your peace ladies.

This is insane. I would dump you instantly if you told me you'd done this search on me.

+1 and I am woman. I would be done.

You both wouldn’t even be on my radar. Someone here has already said that by doing a very simple search, they found out the guy that they’re dating lied about his divorces. It’s like you people have never heard of Dirty John. Or maybe you really don’t have anything to lose? Either way good luck out there. You’ll need it 😂

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- Maryland's case law search also does not provide this.

Yes it does. I can search my former married name and the county in https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/ and pull up our divorce case filing without needing to verify its my court record anywhere. Confirmed you can do it for anyone since I ran a friend and found her divorce record

Cool - found out the guy I’m seeing has actually been divorced twice instead of just once like he told me and is lying about his age.

How dumb are people to think this stuff will never come to light? I’m so tired of lies.

Hence the threats to dump anyone who does such a search. Losers trying to discourage women from protecting themselves.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- Maryland's case law search also does not provide this.

Yes it does. I can search my former married name and the county in https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/ and pull up our divorce case filing without needing to verify its my court record anywhere. Confirmed you can do it for anyone since I ran a friend and found her divorce record

Cool - found out the guy I’m seeing has actually been divorced twice instead of just once like he told me and is lying about his age.

How dumb are people to think this stuff will never come to light? I’m so tired of lies.

That happened to me in 2006. This is not new. It came up because a friend knew him from somewhere else. I did not go snooping though. Some people are jerks.

How is it snooping if the information is public and readily available online?

A divorce decree is NOT readily available online. An address is. Trying to get a decree is first-class snooping. It is not just knowing if somoene is divorced. Reading an actual decree? That is crazy and none of anyone's business except the parties getting a divorce.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- Maryland's case law search also does not provide this.

Yes it does. I can search my former married name and the county in https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/ and pull up our divorce case filing without needing to verify its my court record anywhere. Confirmed you can do it for anyone since I ran a friend and found her divorce record

Cool - found out the guy I’m seeing has actually been divorced twice instead of just once like he told me and is lying about his age.

How dumb are people to think this stuff will never come to light? I’m so tired of lies.

That happened to me in 2006. This is not new. It came up because a friend knew him from somewhere else. I did not go snooping though. Some people are jerks.

How is it snooping if the information is public and readily available online?

A divorce decree is NOT readily available online. An address is. Trying to get a decree is first-class snooping. It is not just knowing if somoene is divorced. Reading an actual decree? That is crazy and none of anyone's business except the parties getting a divorce.

Who is reading an actual decree? PP posted the link to the state of Maryland case search where you can literally enter a name and the information is right there. That’s not snooping. It’s using a basic search engine that is available online.

Only people with something to hide would be upset over this. I have nothing to hide. Hence, it wouldn’t faze me in the slightest if someone searched for me online. I would probably applaud their diligence. In 2021 it’s a good practice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- Maryland's case law search also does not provide this.

Yes it does. I can search my former married name and the county in https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/ and pull up our divorce case filing without needing to verify its my court record anywhere. Confirmed you can do it for anyone since I ran a friend and found her divorce record

Cool - found out the guy I’m seeing has actually been divorced twice instead of just once like he told me and is lying about his age.

How dumb are people to think this stuff will never come to light? I’m so tired of lies.

That happened to me in 2006. This is not new. It came up because a friend knew him from somewhere else. I did not go snooping though. Some people are jerks.

How is it snooping if the information is public and readily available online?

A divorce decree is NOT readily available online. An address is. Trying to get a decree is first-class snooping. It is not just knowing if somoene is divorced. Reading an actual decree? That is crazy and none of anyone's business except the parties getting a divorce.

Who is reading an actual decree? PP posted the link to the state of Maryland case search where you can literally enter a name and the information is right there. That’s not snooping. It’s using a basic search engine that is available online.

Only people with something to hide would be upset over this. I have nothing to hide. Hence, it wouldn’t faze me in the slightest if someone searched for me online. I would probably applaud their diligence. In 2021 it’s a good practice.

I have nothing to hide. I am a woman and think this is messed up. If someone does not believe me or doubts me, I have no interest in being in a relationship with them. Google my name for work or whatever but you don't need to search for a divorce decree. That is absurd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- Maryland's case law search also does not provide this.

Yes it does. I can search my former married name and the county in https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/ and pull up our divorce case filing without needing to verify its my court record anywhere. Confirmed you can do it for anyone since I ran a friend and found her divorce record

One thing to watch out for--in my county in MD there are two other guys with my exact name (including middle initial) who have been divorced. I've only been divorced once. I have an uncommon last name.

BTW how do you get your date's middle name??

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Anonymous wrote:OP- Maryland's case law search also does not provide this.

Yes it does. I can search my former married name and the county in https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/ and pull up our divorce case filing without needing to verify its my court record anywhere. Confirmed you can do it for anyone since I ran a friend and found her divorce record

Cool - found out the guy I’m seeing has actually been divorced twice instead of just once like he told me and is lying about his age.

How dumb are people to think this stuff will never come to light? I’m so tired of lies.

That happened to me in 2006. This is not new. It came up because a friend knew him from somewhere else. I did not go snooping though. Some people are jerks.

How is it snooping if the information is public and readily available online?

A divorce decree is NOT readily available online. An address is. Trying to get a decree is first-class snooping. It is not just knowing if somoene is divorced. Reading an actual decree? That is crazy and none of anyone's business except the parties getting a divorce.

Who is reading an actual decree? PP posted the link to the state of Maryland case search where you can literally enter a name and the information is right there. That’s not snooping. It’s using a basic search engine that is available online.

Only people with something to hide would be upset over this. I have nothing to hide. Hence, it wouldn’t faze me in the slightest if someone searched for me online. I would probably applaud their diligence. In 2021 it’s a good practice.

I have nothing to hide. I am a woman and think this is messed up. If someone does not believe me or doubts me, I have no interest in being in a relationship with them. Google my name for work or whatever but you don't need to search for a divorce decree. That is absurd.

They're saying that there's nothing wrong with searching that a divorce exists, not the details of the divorce. That's nobody's business.