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You should know that the dates of divorce offered
in profiles here at Internet Accuracy Project are
almost always the date the divorce in question was
final.
Many autobiographies, biographies and reference
books offer contradictory dates of divorce because
of a lack of uniformity in what they feel constitutes
a "divorce date." For some individuals, a researcher
may be able to find as many as 5 or 6 different
reported divorce dates. This is usually due to the
fact some dates are actually the date the divorce
papers were filed, others may be the date the
individuals separated, while others may be the
date of their initial divorce court appearance.
On a number of occasions when a celebrity has
specifically addressed their divorce in interviews
or their autobiography, the date they have reported
has turned out to be the date of their initial
separation, not the date the divorce was actually
final.
When divorce papers are filed in the latter part
of the year, the divorce is often not final until
the following year. This is how you end up with
differing years of divorce. Just as a marriage is
not complete until the bride and groom are
"pronounced" man and wife, a divorce is not complete
until the date it is final. This is why we always
try and offer the date the divorce was final.
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