{"id":4147,"date":"2024-10-06T03:55:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T07:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webtecsinc59.sg-host.com\/?page_id=4147"},"modified":"2025-05-20T07:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T11:58:09","slug":"circuit-court-records","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/miottawa.org\/clerk\/circuit-court-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Circuit Court Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/miottawa.org\/wp-content\/assets\/ui\/grey-cloud.svg&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1em||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Circuit Court Records Division<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][dipl_breadcrumb breadcrumb_layout=&#8221;layout2&#8243; separator_text=&#8221;\/&#8221; separator_color=&#8221;#8fa7c5&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;DP Breadcrumbs&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_module=&#8221;3486&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/dipl_breadcrumb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Spotlight Feature Row&#8221; module_class=&#8221;wt-spotlight-row wt-spotlight-tertiary valign wt-shadow&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/miottawa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/shutterstock_2397822999.jpg&#8221; background_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; background_image_width=&#8221;50%&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center_right&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Legal Self Help Center<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;1841a45a-0d0c-4d8c-8220-c9686cf6cef2&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||8px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Have questions about court processes? 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