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California Superior Court Records Searches by case/docket number are free; searches by party name require an account and fee payment.
California Court Rule 8.83 outlines the records that should be accessible only via a local court. Under this rule, divorce, legal separation, annulments, child and spousal support cases, and other family law matters are included among the cases that should be accessible to the public at local courthouses.
Courts in California also make some court documents available online. But under California's court rules, courts cannot post divorce filings online. This means that if you want anything more than the online docket, you must visit the courthouse where the parties filed for the divorce.
To access divorce records, you can simply contact the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The CDPH has been maintaining copies of birth, death, and marriage records since 1905 and offers records on file from as early as that year.
To get copies of divorce documents, go to the courthouse and ask for a copy, or send a request through the mail. To visit the courthouse or send a request by mail, see directions, addresses and business hours on the Family Justice Center Courthouse page.
If you do not know your divorce case number, you can try looking up your case online by doing an index search on the Court's Case Information Portal , searching for your or your spouse's name ("party name") at the time of the divorce. Generally, divorce records for the last 10 years are on this website.
Courts give both parties official copies of the divorce decree. But some people lose these important documents later on. Divorce decrees are a matter of public record, and anyone can ask for a copy. It's relatively easy to obtain in the county where you originally filed for divorce.
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