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 October 2, 2026.
Chaffee County, Colorado, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Chaffee 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 Chaffee County Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Colorado is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Chaffee 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 Chaffee County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/chaffee-county (page title: Chaffee County | Colorado Judicial Branch), phone 719-539-2561, 142 Crestone Avenue P.O. Box 279 Salida, CO 81201, 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 Chaffee 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 719-539-2561.
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 chaffeeclerk.colorado.gov/recording-department, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Chaffee 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 Chaffee 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 Chaffee 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.