Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Ketchikan Gateway Borough is a file of the Superior Court, kept by the clerk of court at each courthouse, not a vital record. This guide says where the file is, how a certified copy of the decree is had and what the state issues.
This guide covers the court, copies, related records and common questions.
Related guides: Ketchikan Gateway Borough public records, Ketchikan Gateway Borough arrest records, Ketchikan Gateway Borough warrants, Ketchikan Gateway Borough criminal records, Ketchikan Gateway Borough court records, Alaska arrest records and Alaska inmate search.
Where a Divorce from Ketchikan Gateway Borough Is Filed and Kept
Divorce records are not vital records in Alaska. The decree and the file of a divorce from Ketchikan Gateway Borough are court records of the Superior Court, and certified copies come from the clerk of court at each courthouse.
For Ketchikan Gateway Borough the court records page SearchSystems verified is at courts.alaska.gov/courtdir/1ke.htm (page title: Ketchikan Court Directory | Alaska Court System), phone 907-225-3195, 415 Main Street, Rm 400 MAILING ADDRESS 415 Main Street, Rm 400 Ketchikan AK 99901, Monday, Wednesday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026. Most of a divorce file is open to the public; the papers the law keeps confidential and anything the court has sealed are not.
Statewide, CourtView is the Alaska Court System's free statewide case search.
Copies of a Divorce Decree from Ketchikan Gateway Borough
A certified copy of the decree comes from the clerk of court at each courthouse, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at 907-225-3195.
The Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records section also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted in Alaska since 1950.
The Alaska vital records page SearchSystems verified is at health.alaska.gov/en/services/vital-records-orders.
The Borough Recorder, whose page SearchSystems verified is at borough.ketchikan.ak.us/332/Public-Records, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Ketchikan Gateway Borough?
From the Superior Court, through the clerk of court at each courthouse (courts.alaska.gov/courtdir/1ke.htm). The Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records section also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted in Alaska since 1950.
Are divorce records public in Alaska?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Ketchikan Gateway Borough?
The Superior Court. The file is kept by the clerk of court at each courthouse.
Does Alaska issue divorce certificates?
The Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records section also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted in Alaska since 1950.
Is this the official Ketchikan Gateway Borough website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official borough, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.