Searching Free Public Court Records

• Genealogy – both family and general searches
• Legal issues – bankruptcies, criminal or civil matters, lawsuits and complaints
• Property issues – liens, legal ownership, tax issues
• Family matters – marriage, divorce, adoption and birth records

Genealogy Help

The amount of free public court records has become the reason the field of Genealogy has become so widely successful. Searching through the large amounts of information you can find out many intriguing facts about family activities and relations. Some of the information the free public records could yield would include:

• Census information
• Property information
• Marriage and family records
• Legal issues
• Bankruptcies or business ownership

Lawsuits

If you find yourself involved in a legal dispute, having information to aid your argument always helps. Gaining information from free public records about the party you are either suing or disputing can give you huge advantages in court. This information can provide any of the following information:

• Old lawsuits or legal actions
• Judgments against the party
• Criminal record
• Property listing or tax information
• Change of name or marital status

Property Information

When you are interested in the purchase of a piece of property free access to public court records will show if the property is subject to any claims or liens against it. If any claims do exist they can fall into one of the following categories:

• Mechanics lien – this is when a person has worked on the property in question and has not been paid
• Tax lien – this is a lien placed upon property when taxes of any kind have not been paid
• Bank mortgage – a bank or financial institution may have first rights to the property or funds in case of default or sale
• Defaults – a property in default is liable for repossession
• Lawsuits – a property involved in a legal action can not be sold, as in the case of divorce or wills
• Partnerships – properties involved in partnerships must have all parties sign off before it is sold

If there is any question that there may be problems with property transfer, the information will be available within the free public court records

Personal Information

Great amounts of information about any individual are available through free public court records. This is especially important in today’s world in order for you to verify a person’s background and identity before becoming closely involved with them. Some of the information you will find in the free public court records include the following:

• Divorces
• Criminal records
• Bankruptcy
• Legal matters
• Alimony or child support issues
• Children
• Restraints
• Change of name or alias’s

In the modern world it helps to have all available information about any future relationships or partnerships.