South Carolina divorce records
Who holds it: Decree: Clerk of Court in the county where filed (Family Court). State: DPH holds only a Report of Divorce, not the decree1
On this page
State fee
$12 search including one certified copy; $3 per additional copy; $17 expedited where offered2
Who may order
The parties, adult children, present or former spouse, legal representative; others get only a statement of the fact, date and county3
How to search and order
- Copies from the state
- Report of Divorce: decrees July 1962 to December 20231
- How to order
- Mail or VitalChek; in-person requests currently unavailable1
Fees
- Filing fee
- $150 Family Court filing fee for divorce, annulment and separate support and maintenance actions4
More details
- Which court
- Family Court is the sole forum for divorce5
Related records in South Carolina
- Courts: court system
- State-run court system with county clerks: Circuit Court (Common Pleas civil, General Sessions criminal), Family Court, Probate Court, Magistrate and Municipal courts; 16 judicial circuits. An elected Clerk of Court in each county keeps circuit and family court records.6
- Courts: statewide case search
- Public Index, reached from sccourts.org/case-records-search: one county-by-county link for each of the 46 counties (Charleston and Greenville are hosted on county servers); some municipal courts included7
- Courts: fees
- Civil filing: $100 under § 8-21-310(C)(1) plus $50 under § 14-1-204(B)(1) ($150 total); $10 for an official certificate under seal8
- Marriage records: who holds it
- County Probate Judge issues licenses and keeps the record; in Darlington and Georgetown counties the Clerk of Court issues them9
How South Carolina handles it
- Clerk of Court serves both Circuit and Family Court, so civil, criminal and divorce files sit in one county office6
- State marriage and divorce copies stop at December 2023; newer ones come from the county10
Divorce records in South Carolina 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.
| County | Office | Search online | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken County | Clerk of Court11 | — | — |
| Anderson County | Anderson County Family Court12 | — | — |
| Beaufort County | Beaufort County Family Court13 | — | Certified copy fee: $5.00 per copy14 |
| Berkeley County | Berkeley County Clerk of Court - Family Court15 | — | — |
| Charleston County | Decree held by the Clerk of Court (Family Court); state DPH holds only a Report of Divorce16 | — | — |
| Cherokee County | Clerk of Court - Family Court17 | — | — |
| Dorchester County | Divorce decree: Dorchester County Clerk of Court (Family Court)18 | — | — |
| Florence County | Florence County Clerk of Court19 | — | — |
| Greenville County | Greenville County Family Court20 | — | — |
| Horry County | Clerk of Court (Family Court)21 | — | — |
| Lancaster County | Clerk of Court22 | — | State fee: $12 search including one certified copy; $3 per additional copy; $17 expedited where offered23 |
| Lexington County | Clerk of Court24 | — | — |
| Oconee County | Clerk of Court25 | — | — |
| Pickens County | Clerk of Court26 | — | — |
| Richland County | Family Court27 | — | — |
| Spartanburg County | Clerk of Court28 | — | — |
| Sumter County | Sumter County Family Court29 | — | — |
| York County | York County Clerk of Court30 | — | — |
For any other county, see the county list on the South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina: South Carolina 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.
- Divorce ReportsSC Department of Public Healtharchived copychecked November 4, 2026
- Fees - Vital RecordsSC Department of Public Healtharchived copychecked November 4, 2026
- SC Code Title 44 Chapter 63, Vital StatisticsSC Legislaturechecked November 4, 2026
- Family Court Filing FeesSouth Carolina Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
- Family CourtSC Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
- Clerks of CourtSC Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
- Case Records SearchSC Judicial Brancharchived copychecked November 4, 2026
- SC Code Title 8 Chapter 21, Fees and CostsSC Legislaturechecked November 4, 2026
- SC Code Title 20 Chapter 1, MarriageSC Legislaturechecked November 4, 2026
- Marriage CertificatesSC Department of Public Healtharchived copychecked November 4, 2026
- Clerk of Court | Aiken County, SCAiken County, South Carolinachecked November 7, 2026
- Family CourtAnderson County, SCchecked November 4, 2026
- Records ManagementBeaufort Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Freedom of Information ActBeaufort Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Clerk of CourtBerkeley County Governmentarchived copychecked November 4, 2026
- Divorce ReportsSC Department of Public Healtharchived copychecked November 4, 2026
- Family Court / Child SupportCherokee County, SCchecked November 7, 2026
- Divorce ReportsSC Department of Public Healtharchived copychecked November 4, 2026
- Clerk of CourtFlorence Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Clerk of CourtGreenville County Clerk of Courtchecked November 4, 2026
- Clerk of CourtHorry County, South Carolinachecked November 4, 2026
- DepartmentsLancaster County, SCchecked November 7, 2026
- Fees - Vital RecordsSC Department of Public Healtharchived copychecked November 4, 2026
- Clerk of CourtCounty of Lexingtonchecked November 4, 2026
- Clerk of CourtOconee Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Clerk of Court: Family CourtPickens County, SCchecked November 8, 2026
- Family CourtRichland County, South Carolinachecked November 4, 2026
- Clerk of Court | Spartanburg County, SCSpartanburg Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Sumter County Government home pageSumter Countychecked November 7, 2026
- Courthouse Search: YorkSouth Carolina Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026