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Delaware divorce records

Who holds it: Family Court of the county where the divorce was granted issues certified copies of decrees; the Office of Vital Statistics keeps divorce records for statistics only.1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. Who may order and what is restricted
  2. Older records and indexes
  3. Related records in Delaware
  4. How Delaware handles it
  5. Divorce records in Delaware counties with a full guide
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Fee

$4.00 per certified copy of a divorce or annulment decree; $1.00 non-certified; a retrieval fee may apply if the file is in archives (Family Court schedule: Archived Case Retrieval Fee $25.00).2

Who may order and what is restricted

Access
Request copies from the Family Court Records Room (New Castle County: Leonard L. Williams Justice Center, Wilmington; Kent: Dover; Sussex: Georgetown), open Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. with photo ID; appointments can be requested online or by phone (NCC 302-255-0241, Kent 302-672-1045, Sussex 302-855-7411).3

Older records and indexes

Older records
Older divorce decrees transferred to the Delaware Public Archives: $10.00 per copy.4
Courts: court system
Unified state court system (not county courts): Supreme Court, Court of Chancery, Superior Court (criminal and civil cases; offices and a Prothonotary in each county), Family Court, Court of Common Pleas, Justice of the Peace Court, administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts.5
Courts: statewide case search
CourtConnect (courtconnect.courts.delaware.gov/…): free online civil docket search for Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas and Justice of the Peace Court - by person/business name or case type, including judgment searches. No public statewide online criminal case search was found.6
Courts: fees
Family Court (Schedule of Assessed Costs, effective 7/20/26): document copying $1.00 per page; certified copies $4.00 per page; exemplified copies $5.00 per page; archived case retrieval $25.00; divorce filing $165.00 (+$10 court security fee).7
Marriage records: who holds it
Clerk of the Peace of each county issues marriage licenses, records the returned certificates and issues certified copies; the State Office of Vital Statistics (DHSS) also issues certified copies. Marriage records over 50 years old are at the Delaware Public Archives (through 1975).8

How Delaware handles it

  • Divorce decrees come only from Family Court; Vital Statistics keeps divorce data for statistics only.1

Divorce records in Delaware counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Kent CountyFamily Court, Kent County9——
New Castle CountyFamily Court of the State of Delaware - New Castle County10——
Sussex CountyDelaware Family Court, Sussex County11——

For any other county, see the county list on the Delaware guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Delaware office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: divorce records in every state. Everything else in Delaware: Delaware public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 11 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Delaware Code Title 16, Chapter 31, Subchapter II - Registration Requirements (incl. §§ 3128, 3132)Delaware General Assembly
  2. Copies of Divorce or Annulment DecreesDelaware Judiciary - Family Courtarchived copy
  3. Family Court Record Access FAQDelaware Judiciary - Family Courtarchived copy
  4. Visiting & Researching at the Delaware Public Archives (fees, vital records, records availability)Delaware Public Archives
  5. Delaware Courts homeDelaware Judiciaryarchived copy
  6. Docket Information (CourtConnect)Delaware Judiciaryarchived copy
  7. Family Court Schedule of Assessed CostsDelaware Judiciary - Family Courtarchived copy
  8. Clerk of the PeaceSussex County Governmentarchived copy
  9. Family CourtDelaware Judiciary
  10. Family CourtDelaware Judiciary
  11. Family CourtDelaware Judiciary