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 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Meade County, Kansas, has about 3,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Meade County is a file of the District Court, kept by the Clerk of the District 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 Meade County Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Kansas is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Meade County stay with the District Court. The Clerk of the District Court keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Meade County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at meadeco.org/196/Court (page title: Court | Meade County, KS), phone 620-873-8750, 200 N Fowler Street Meade, KS 67864, Monday through Friday 8 am to noon, 1 pm to 5 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Copies of a Divorce Decree from Meade County
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Clerk of the District Court, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at 620-873-8750.
The Register of Deeds, whose page SearchSystems verified is at meadeco.org/212/Register-of-Deeds, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Meade County?
From the District Court, through the Clerk of the District Court (meadeco.org/196/Court). The Register of Deeds does not hold divorce records.
Are divorce records public in Kansas?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Meade County?
The District Court. The file is kept by the Clerk of the District Court.
Is this the official Meade 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.