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North Dakota divorce records

Who holds it: Clerk of court or recorder in the county where the decree was granted, as listed by HHS.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 North Dakota
  4. Divorce records in North Dakota counties with a full guide
  5. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  6. Sources

Fee

Court schedule: certified copy $20, additional copies of the same document $10. HHS does not state a divorce-copy fee on this page.2

Who may order and what is restricted

Restrictions
Case file generally public; the parties' property and debt listing is confidential.3

Older records and indexes

Index
statemuseum.nd.gov/divorces Online index through the State Historical Society, from 1949 when the state began collecting divorce records. Earlier cases are in the county where filed; State Archives holds records for over half the counties.4
Courts: court system
State district courts, with clerk of district court services in each county provided by the Supreme Court and funded by the state, through judicial-system employees or service agreements. Clerks are the custodians. Municipal courts are listed separately.5
Courts: statewide case search
publicsearch.ndcourts.gov North Dakota Courts Records Inquiry (NDCRI), publicsearch.ndcourts.gov: free, covering criminal, traffic, civil, family, probate, judgments and calendars. Not the official record, and not certified.6
Courts: fees
Certified copy $20, additional copies of the same document $10; no per-page charge; electronic copies free; record search $10 per name.2
Marriage records: who holds it
County official who issued the license. By default the Recorder, but the county commission may designate another office, so custodians include Clerk of Court, County Treasurer (Cass), Tax Equalization (Grand Forks) and County Auditor (Williams).7

Divorce records in North Dakota 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
Burleigh CountyClerk of Court, PO Box 1055, Bismarck8——
Cass CountyClerk of District Court, Cass County9—Court schedule: certified copy $20, additional copies of the same document $10. HHS does not state a divorce-copy fee on this page.10

For any other county, see the county list on the North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota: North Dakota public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Certified Copies of Divorce RecordsND Department of Health and Human Services, Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  2. North Dakota Court Fee Schedule, effective July 1, 2025North Dakota Supreme Court / ND Court Systemchecked November 4, 2026
  3. N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 41 Access to Court RecordsNorth Dakota Supreme Court / ND Court Systemchecked November 4, 2026
  4. Vital Records: Birth, Death, Marriage, and DivorceState Historical Society of North Dakota, State Archiveschecked November 4, 2026
  5. N.D.C.C. ch. 27-05.2 Clerk of District Court Funding and FeesNorth Dakota Legislative Assemblychecked November 4, 2026
  6. Case search Help - FAQNorth Dakota Supreme Court / ND Court Systemchecked November 4, 2026
  7. Certified Copies of Marriage RecordsND Department of Health and Human Services, Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  8. Divorce records - county officesND Health and Human Serviceschecked November 7, 2026
  9. Cass County court locationNorth Dakota Courtschecked November 4, 2026
  10. North Dakota Court Fee Schedule, effective July 1, 2025North Dakota Supreme Court / ND Court Systemchecked November 4, 2026