Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Suwannee County, Florida, has about 48,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Suwannee County is a file of the Circuit Court's family division, kept by the 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 and common questions.
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Where a Divorce from Suwannee County Is Filed and Kept
Divorce records are not vital records in Florida. The decree and the file of a divorce from Suwannee County are court records of the Circuit Court's family division, and certified copies come from the court clerk.
For Suwannee County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at suwanneecountyfl.gov/florida-court-clerks-comptrollers-recognizes-d... (page title: Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers Recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month | Suwannee County Board of Co), phone 800-500-1119, 224 Pine Avenue SW, 2nd Floor Live Oak, FL 32064, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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.
Florida 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 Suwannee County
A certified copy of the decree comes from the court clerk, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at 800-500-1119.
The Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics also issues dissolution of marriage reports, which confirm a divorce granted since 1927 but are not copies of the judgment.
The Florida vital records page SearchSystems verified is at floridahealth.gov/certificates-records/birth-certificates.
The Clerk of Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at suwgov.org/county-recorder/official-records, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Suwannee County?
From the Circuit Court's family division, through the court clerk (suwanneecountyfl.gov). The Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics also issues dissolution of marriage reports, which confirm a divorce granted since 1927 but are not copies of the judgment.
Are divorce records public in Florida?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Suwannee County?
The Circuit Court's family division. The file is kept by the court clerk.
Does Florida issue divorce certificates?
The Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics also issues dissolution of marriage reports, which confirm a divorce granted since 1927 but are not copies of the judgment.
Is this the official Suwannee 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.