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.
Norfolk County, Massachusetts, has about 741,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Norfolk County is a file of the Probate and Family Court, kept by the Register of Probate, 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: Norfolk County public records, Norfolk County arrest records, Norfolk County warrants, Norfolk County inmate search, Norfolk County criminal records, Massachusetts arrest records and Massachusetts inmate search.
Where a Divorce from Norfolk County Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Massachusetts is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Norfolk County stay with the Probate and Family Court. The Register of Probate keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Norfolk County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at mass.gov/locations/norfolk-county-superior-court (page title: Norfolk County Superior Court), phone (781) 326-1600, 650 High Street, Dedham, MA 02026, Monday - Friday: 8:30 am-4:30 pm, 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, masscourts.org is the Massachusetts Trial Court's free online case search.
Copies of a Divorce Decree from Norfolk County
The copy another court or an agency asks for is a certified copy of the judgment, issued by the Register of Probate, reached through the court at (781) 326-1600.
The Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records keeps a divorce index only; the Probate and Family Court has the file.
The Massachusetts vital records page SearchSystems verified is at mass.gov/ordering-a-certificate.
The Registry of Deeds, whose page SearchSystems verified is at holbrookma.gov/314/Norfolk-Registry-of-Deeds, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
More Official Court Pages for Norfolk County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Norfolk County and Massachusetts. These court pages from its Norfolk County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Courts serving Norfolk (mass.gov)
- Norfolk County Superior Court Criminal Session Procedures (mass.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Norfolk County?
From the Probate and Family Court, through the Register of Probate (mass.gov). The Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records keeps a divorce index only; the Probate and Family Court has the file.
Are divorce records public in Massachusetts?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Norfolk County?
The Probate and Family Court. The file is kept by the Register of Probate.
Does Massachusetts issue divorce certificates?
The Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records keeps a divorce index only; the Probate and Family Court has the file.
Is this the official Norfolk 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.