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 on September 24, 2026.
Madison County, Alabama, has about 423,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Madison County is a file of the Circuit Court, kept by the Circuit Clerk, 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Madison County public records, Madison County arrest records, Madison County warrants, Madison County inmate search, Madison County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Where a Divorce from Madison County Is Filed and Kept
Divorce records are not vital records in Alabama. The decree and the file of a divorce from Madison County are court records of the Circuit Court, and certified copies come from the Circuit Clerk.
For Madison County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at madison.alacourt.gov (page title: Madison County | Twenty-Third Circuit Court of Alabama), phone (256) 532-3300, 100 North Side Sq, Rm 217, Huntsville, AL 35801, 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, Alacourt is the statewide online index of Alabama trial court cases, sold by subscription.
Copies of a Divorce Decree from Madison County
The copy another court or an agency asks for is a certified copy of the judgment, issued by the Circuit Clerk, reached through the court at (256) 532-3300.
The Alabama Department of Public Health Center for Health Statistics also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted since 1950.
The Alabama vital records page SearchSystems verified is at alabamapublichealth.gov/vitalrecords/assets/hs14eng.pdf.
The Probate Office, whose page SearchSystems verified is at madisoncountyal.gov/departments/probate-judge, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
More Official Court Pages for Madison County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Madison County and Alabama. These court pages from its Madison County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- 23rd Judicial Circuit (23judicialcircuit.org)
- Alabama Administrative Office of Courts (alacourt.gov)
- Alacourt.com (v2.alacourt.com)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Madison County?
From the Circuit Court, through the Circuit Clerk (madison.alacourt.gov). The Alabama Department of Public Health Center for Health Statistics also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted since 1950.
Are divorce records public in Alabama?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Madison County?
The Circuit Court. The file is kept by the Circuit Clerk.
Does Alabama issue divorce certificates?
The Alabama Department of Public Health Center for Health Statistics also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted since 1950.
Is this the official Madison County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.