Albert E. and Patricia Stuart — correlated 1974 Florida divorce index

IDENTITY UPDATE, October 5, 2026: Joe Stuart explicitly confirmed Patricia M. Polityka is Mike’s mother [WEB-20261006-020033-a435adf2]. The maiden-name link to stable profile pat is now established by family testimony. Historical record details remain subject to the source limitations below. Earlier candidate wording is preserved as the research sequence, not the current identity conclusion.

CANDIDATE for Pat and Albert Edward Stuart; link to the archive couple remains unproven. Ancestry Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927–2001, record 1971471, inspected October 5, 2026, indexes Albert E Stuart with spouse Patricia, November 19, 1974, Broward County, Florida; certificate 050640. Source database: Florida Department of Health, Florida Divorce Index, 1927–2001 (Ancestry 2005). The collection describes the date as date filed; retain this as an indexed divorce date pending the original decree. No original image/decree was available on this detail page or inspected, and no record was ordered. Initials, spouse given name and chronology fit the NJ August 1963 candidate and Albert’s documented May 1975 second marriage, but the index does not supply maiden surname, ages or parents to close the identity chain. Suggested-record associations are search leads, not independent proof.