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 30, 2026.
Bent County, Colorado, has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Bent County is a file of the District Court, kept by the clerk of the combined court, 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.
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Where a Divorce from Bent County Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Colorado is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Bent County stay with the District Court. The clerk of the combined court keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Bent County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/bent-county (page title: Bent County | Colorado Judicial Branch), phone (719) 383-7152, 725 Bent Avenue Las Animas, CO 81054, Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 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.
Colorado 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 Bent County
A certified copy of the decree comes from the clerk of the combined court, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at (719) 383-7152.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment also issues divorce verifications, which confirm the date and county of a divorce granted since 1975 or between 1900 and 1939.
The Colorado vital records page SearchSystems verified is at cdphe.colorado.gov/order-certificate-now.
The Clerk and Recorder, whose page SearchSystems verified is at bentcounty.net/government/clerk.php, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Bent County?
From the District Court, through the clerk of the combined court (coloradojudicial.gov). The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment also issues divorce verifications, which confirm the date and county of a divorce granted since 1975 or between 1900 and 1939.
Are divorce records public in Colorado?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Bent County?
The District Court. The file is kept by the clerk of the combined court.
Does Colorado issue divorce certificates?
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment also issues divorce verifications, which confirm the date and county of a divorce granted since 1975 or between 1900 and 1939.
Is this the official Bent 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.