Re: Rehashing some earlier discussion.
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Originally Posted by HighlanderJuan
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Originally Posted by Cayla99
It has been lost in the shuffle, but about 3 weeks ago I saw a copy of their divorce decree on the net. The decree LOOKED legit to me, and I have looked at quite a few in my old profession. There was some kind of marriage in order for their to be a divorce.
Stanley Ann divorces (Obama, Soetoro) can be found here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12234409/Divo ... ges-Merged
and here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9193269/Soetoro-Divorce
I don't suspect anyone has thought of approaching the divorce attorneys for their historical recollection of the events surrounding the divorces.
If still around, these guys might have interesting stories to tell.
The lawyer who handled the case for Stanley Ann Dunham died a number of years ago. In the 1990's. I found his obituary. He was working at the firm you see on the divorce papers in 1964 and then left that firm to co-found another firm in 1970. Both firms still exist although the name of one of them has morphed a bit. It's not known if he'd have taken the case files with him, for client matters that he handled, or left them with the original firm. It would depend on whether he was an associate or a partner, quite likely. (Associates would typically leave files behind.)
The minimum time for keeping old client records archived in most jurisdictions is 7 years. Keeping them longer is optional. Before destroying them, lawyers are supposed to contact the clients and offer to send their files to them for permanent retention by the client.
There is also a notion of "attorney client privilege" which might put those files, even if they weren't shredded or returned to the client after the statututory records retention period, off limits to outsiders trying to get the records. The generally prevalent rule is that attorney-client confidentiality privilege survives even the death of the client.
Obama Sr. never hired an attorney to defend himself in the divorce action. He signed his name to voluntarily consent to the terms of the divorce, and did so from Cambridge, MA where he was still in school.