In the US, the national divorce rate is about 50 percent. In California, it’s 60 percent. Indeed, divorce rates in the state are astronomically higher that they were centuries ago. There are many reasons why this is happening. Some of which are socioeconomic advances, cultural changes, and irreconcilable differences. If you are to embark into the journey of marriage and you want to make sure you won’t end up getting divorced, it’s imperative that you scrutinize fully the person you’re planning to spend the rest of your life with. Checking over divorce in California is a good idea as such record contains substantial information such as whether that person has been married or not and if so, the reason for the failure of the previous marriage. You can do this by gaining access of California divorce records through the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Department of Public Health.