To access California divorce records, request them at the county Superior Court where they are filed. The Superior courts are also the ones assigned to hand out certified copies of the files to the California Marriage Records people who ask for them. The files are taken care of by the Office of Vital Statistics of the California Department of Health. Only divorce files from 1962 to 1984 are available at the office.



You can make a request by heading to the Superior Courts, or by mail. It costs $13 per certified copy which can be paid through money order or by check. They can also be faxed if you wish to for an extra fee of $7. Providing basic information of the couple like names, date of birth, county and date of the occurrence of the divorce, w