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Vermont divorce records

Who holds it: Family Division of the Superior Court in each county (case file); Certificate of Divorce from the Department of Health (2024 to present) or VSARA (earlier)1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. Fees
  2. More details
  3. Related records in Vermont
  4. Divorce records in Vermont counties with a full guide
  5. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  6. Sources

State fee

$10.00 per certificate2

Fees

Court copy fee
25¢ per page ($1.00 minimum); certified $5.003
Filing fee
$295 without stipulation; $90 with stipulation and one or both parties resident; $180 with stipulation if neither is resident4

More details

State certificate
Certificate of Divorce can be ordered through the online Vermont Vital Records Request Service when the decree itself is not needed3
Courts: court system
Unified state court: Vermont Superior Court with 14 units (one per county), divisions civil, criminal, environmental, family, probate, plus statewide Judicial Bureau; Supreme Court on appeal1
Courts: statewide case search
Vermont Judiciary Public Portal (portal.vtcourts.gov): anonymous users see limited case and hearing information without registering; available only to users in the US and Canada5
Courts: fees
Copies 25¢ per page ($1.00 minimum); certified copy $5.00; exemplified copy $10.00; $7.50 per file retrieval for older cases at the Records Center; civil filing fee $2953
Marriage records: who holds it
License from any Vermont town clerk; certificate registered by the clerk; certified copies from town clerks, the Department of Health (2024 to present) or the State Archives (VSARA) for earlier years6

Divorce records in Vermont 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
Chittenden CountyVermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit, Family Division7—Court copy fee: 25¢ per page ($1.00 minimum); certified $5.008

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

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 8 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Court DivisionsVermont Judiciary
  2. Application for Certified Copy of Vermont Marriage or Divorce or Civil Union Dissolution Certificate (PDF)Vermont Department of Health
  3. Records RequestsVermont Judiciary
  4. FeesVermont Judiciary
  5. Public PortalVermont Judiciary
  6. Marriage Licenses and Registration of Certificates (town clerk manual, PDF)Vermont Department of Health
  7. Vermont Judiciary
  8. Records RequestsVermont Judiciary