When a divorce is officially finalized in Montana, official documents of kept by the courts for safekeeping.
However these records are not just tucked away in dusty filing cabinets of storage rooms, they are also put into directories and made available for viewing online.
These documents are considered public records, thus making them viewable by anyone and everyone who wishes to look at the often gory details help within.
These records are vital in the case of a person remarrying, as the documents must be presented as proof of your official divorce.
In other instances as well might these Montana divorce records prove useful, such as when applying for immigration.
Beyond their personal use as vital records for those involved, these records can prove useful to just about anyone wanting information on a person.
These records contain data such as names, addresses, financial information and terms of the divorce, making them useful as tools for background checks or investigations of a person.
In the past, records like this were only available in person at the local courthouse or by sending away for an application and going through the lengthy process of playing mail tag for a few months.
No longer must these painful slow and outdated methods be adhered to.
The internet is after all the information super-highway, making it the Porsche to the post office's molasses.
Now, anyone can search Montana divorce records online to obtain this information little time and effort.
Sure as heck beats waiting in line at the local courthouse for them.
You'll be better served waiting in line at the altar on the occasion of your next, and hopefully final wedding instead.