1. Court and location   2. Name of person being summoned   3. Name of plaintiff   4. Name of defendant   5. Instructions to appear and show cause   6. Date of entry   7. Name of clerk

Divorce Minute Book From Louisiana, 1871

Divorce Minute Book

Divorce minute books contain orders, judgements, and summaries of court proceedings.

The summons shown above is one of several entries related to the subject divorce in the Orleans Parish, Louisiana minute book.

In some locations, minutes of early divorce proceedings have been recorded in the regular civil court minute books, rather than in a divorce minute book.

Entries in a divorce minute book can be obtained by writing to the clerk of the court having jurisdiction over the proceedings. A list of the courts having jurisdiction over divorce in each state appears in the Divorce Jurisdictions section.

The LDS Family History Library's collection of court records can be found among published and microfilmed court records. You can use both types of records at the Main Library and microfilmed records at its Family History Centers.

The genealogy collections of private, local, state, and university libraries throughout the country also may include early divorce records from selected areas.

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