Divorce details

[Soozee]

Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place, but I already posted this message in the Legal section of this site and got no reponse.

Is there any way of finding out the results of divorce proceedings in France? Is this information open to public gaze or is it merely the business of the two parties involved?

I don't really want to go into too much detail, just to say that I'm trying to verify a claim from someone close to me that he was recently divorced in France. If anyone knows if it is possible to find this info I would much appreciate a reply.

Thanks,

Soozee

[Estafette]

Hi Soozee,

How about asking at the Mairie where details of people's état civil are lodged. You could also try the local Préfecture. There must be a registry of births, marriages and deaths plus divorce. Your état civil is recorded on your house deeds so that information is held somewhere! If divorced, it says "divorcé(e)". It also says whether first time divorced - "en premières noces" and "et non remarié(e)" if not remarried.

Ezz