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 9, 2026.
Wilmore, Kentucky, in Jessamine County, has about 6,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Wilmore is a file of the Circuit Court's family division, kept by the Circuit 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, directory links and common questions.
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Where a Divorce from Wilmore Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Kentucky is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Wilmore stay with the Circuit Court's family division. The Circuit Court Clerk keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Jessamine County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Jessamine.aspx (page title: Jessamine | Kentucky Court of Justice), phone 859-885-4531, 107 N. Main St. Nicholasville, KY 40356, Monday 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 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.
Kentucky 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 Wilmore
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Circuit Court Clerk, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at 859-885-4531.
The Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted since 1958.
The Kentucky vital records page SearchSystems verified is at chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/dehp/vsb/Pages/birth-certificates.aspx.
The County Clerk, whose page SearchSystems verified is at jessamineky.gov/other-elected-officials/co-clerk, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
More Official Court Pages for Jessamine County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Jessamine County and Kentucky. These court pages from its Jessamine County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- KCOJ directory (kcoj.kycourts.net)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Wilmore?
From the Circuit Court's family division, through the Circuit Court Clerk (kycourts.gov). The Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted since 1958.
Are divorce records public in Kentucky?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Wilmore?
The Circuit Court's family division. The file is kept by the Circuit Court Clerk.
Does Kentucky issue divorce certificates?
The Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted since 1958.
Is this the official Wilmore website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.