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 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Bakersfield, California, in Kern County, has about 417,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Bakersfield is a file of the Superior Court's family law division, kept by the Superior Court 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.
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Where a Divorce from Bakersfield Is Filed and Kept
Divorce records are not vital records in California. The decree and the file of a divorce from Bakersfield are court records of the Superior Court's family law division, and certified copies come from the Superior Court clerk.
For Kern County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at kern.courts.ca.gov/self-help/court-records (page title: Court Records | Superior Court of California | County of Kern), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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.
California has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Copies of a Divorce Decree from Bakersfield
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Superior Court clerk, the office that keeps the file.
For divorces granted between 1962 and June 1984 the California Department of Public Health can issue a Certificate of Record, which confirms the names, the county and the case number but is not a copy of the judgment.
The County Recorder, whose page SearchSystems verified is at recorderonline.co.kern.ca.us/cgi-bin/odsmnu1.html/input, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
More Official Court Pages for Kern County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Kern County and California. These court pages from its Kern County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Case Information Search (kern.courts.ca.gov)
- Judicial Records Request (kern.courts.ca.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Bakersfield?
From the Superior Court's family law division, through the Superior Court clerk (kern.courts.ca.gov/self-help/court-records). For divorces granted between 1962 and June 1984 the California Department of Public Health can issue a Certificate of Record, which confirms the names, the county and the case number but is not a copy of the judgment.
Are divorce records public in California?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Bakersfield?
The Superior Court's family law division. The file is kept by the Superior Court clerk.
Does California issue divorce certificates?
For divorces granted between 1962 and June 1984 the California Department of Public Health can issue a Certificate of Record, which confirms the names, the county and the case number but is not a copy of the judgment.
Is this the official Bakersfield website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.