Find Divorce Records Georgia

Find divorce records georgia: where to start

For a Georgia divorce search, first identify the county where the divorce was granted and the document you need. Georgia separates a state divorce verification route from the Superior Court decree and case-file route.

Choose between state verification and Superior Court records

Georgia.gov states that the Department of Public Health can confirm divorces, while copies of divorce records are held by the Clerk of the Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted. A verification letter confirms the divorce event; it is different from obtaining the decree or court file.

The CDC Georgia divorce listing describes a certified verification letter that verifies the date and county of divorce for divorces from June 1952 through August 1996. It lists a $10 verification letter, a photocopy of valid government-issued photo ID, and certified check or money order payable to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Use these as CDC-listed divorce verification details and confirm the current DPH-specific form, submission method, fee, and return instructions before sending a request.

Georgia DPH Vital Records Customer Service at 404-679-4702 is the confirmation route for current divorce verification availability and instructions. Current DPH navigation and fee pages do not establish a separate active divorce online ordering workflow, so do not substitute birth, death, or marriage online-order rules, fees, or timelines.

Divorces before 1952 or after 1996 are directed to the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted.

Find the correct Superior Court clerk and request the document

Use the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority directory to find the Superior Court clerk for the county where the divorce was granted. The directory helps locate the custodian; it is not a statewide divorce case index. If the county is unknown, use available divorce correspondence, decree information, or party/date details to narrow the likely court, then confirm the correct clerk before requesting records.

If the case number is unknown, ask the holding clerk about the available name and date-range search options. If an online result is unavailable, ask the clerk about older, offline, restricted, or sealed record access rather than assuming that no divorce occurred or that every decree is downloadable.

Prepare the request with both parties’ names, approximate divorce date, county, and case number when available. Tell the clerk whether you need a plain copy, certified copy, decree, or another court-file document, and confirm the receiving organization’s requirements before ordering.

GSCCCA eCertification can request certified court documents from participating courts when that county/court supports the service. The process uses a GSCCCA universal account and login to submit a document request; it is not a tool for discovering a divorce record. The eCertification Lookup function authenticates an already issued certified document by authentication code, rather than locating a divorce case. If the requested document is not supplied, follow up with the holding Superior Court clerk using the available request details and case information. Confirm current local fees, payment methods, delivery options, participation status, and access limits with the clerk holding the record before submitting a request.

Use each divorce record product at its actual scope

A state verification and a Superior Court decree answer different questions. A verification can confirm that a divorce occurred, while a decree or case file provides the court document requested from the responsible clerk.

Keep the county, parties, case information, document type, and request response together so the result can be matched to the original purpose. A divorce record search is not a substitute for obtaining the exact court document required for a legal or administrative purpose.