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 9, 2026.
Adams County, Indiana, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Adams County is a file of the Circuit or Superior Court, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Adams County public records, Adams County arrest records, Adams County warrants, Adams County inmate search, Adams County criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Where a Divorce from Adams County Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Indiana is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Adams County stay with the Circuit or Superior Court. The Clerk of the Circuit Court keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Adams County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at co.adams.in.us/187/Superior-Court (page title: Superior Court | Adams County, IN), phone 260-724-5347, 122 S 3rd Street Decatur, IN 46733, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4 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.
Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
Copies of a Divorce Decree from Adams County
The copy another court or an agency asks for is a certified copy of the judgment, issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, reached through the court at 260-724-5347.
The County Recorder, whose page SearchSystems verified is at co.adams.in.us/244/Welcome, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
More Official Court Pages for Adams County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Adams County and Indiana. These court pages from its Adams County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Indiana Courts Case Search (public.courts.in.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Adams County?
From the Circuit or Superior Court, through the Clerk of the Circuit Court (co.adams.in.us/187/Superior-Court). The County Recorder does not hold divorce records.
Are divorce records public in Indiana?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Adams County?
The Circuit or Superior Court. The file is kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Is this the official Adams 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.