When researching individuals from the UK you may come across information that they have separated from a previous spouse or may have remarried, so it might be relevant to know if they were actually divorced. You can obtain official details of a divorce, a Decree Absolute or Final Order, by using HMCTS Divorce and Dissolution Service for England & Wales or the Scottish Statutory Register of Divorces, however despite divorces often appearing to be just about the financial settlement between the couple, the records provided are rather limited to just a confirmation that a particular marriage between a couple was officially ended on a particular day, as the financial settlement between the couple would appear to be private legal matter.