Where can you look up public records online for free (marriage, death, etc.)?
I went to a free site a couple of years ago and can’t seem to find it again. I don’t know if they all went to a pay system or what. I am trying to find some info on a deadbeat dad. Please help.
There used to be a lot of Ancestral research sites that offered items like that for free. Now they all figured out that they can make money charging people for it. Your best bet these days is to search locally. Go to your Recorder’s office, Health Department, and Court. Usually these places won’t charge you any fee for the search, just for copies of the documents. The problem with the search companies online that promise all sorts of information is that they are not very cheap, and all they are doing is checking those same places that you could check yourself. If they don’t find anything, you still have to pay.
You can find his phone number online for free. If you know where in the US he lives and if he owns Real or personal property you can access deeds, deed of trusts and so forth but you’ll probably have to pay a little to get copies. Some states put online court records that you can do name searches to see if they’ve had traffic stops or if there a member of a law suit and so forth for free.
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There used to be a lot of Ancestral research sites that offered items like that for free. Now they all figured out that they can make money charging people for it. Your best bet these days is to search locally. Go to your Recorder’s office, Health Department, and Court. Usually these places won’t charge you any fee for the search, just for copies of the documents. The problem with the search companies online that promise all sorts of information is that they are not very cheap, and all they are doing is checking those same places that you could check yourself. If they don’t find anything, you still have to pay.
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Some counties have websites with certain information listed about marriages, deeds, lawsuits, etc. You can get the address for the web site by calling the courthouse. If you are not local, some counties will send copies of documents for a fee per page, but you will still be able to get basic info on-line.
You can also do an Internet search on the name. If there was something in a newspaper, for example, it may pop up.
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