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 on September 24, 2026.
Somerset County, Maine, has about 51,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Somerset County is a file of the District Court, kept by the clerk of each 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 Somerset County Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Maine is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Somerset County stay with the District Court. The clerk of each court keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Somerset County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at courts.maine.gov/ecourts/access.html (page title: Accessing Electronic Court Records: State of Maine Judicial Branch), 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.
Maine 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 Somerset County
The copy another court or an agency asks for is a certified copy of the judgment, issued by the clerk of each court.
The Maine Office of Vital Records also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted since 1892.
The Maine vital records page SearchSystems verified is at maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/vital-records/request-documents.
The Registry of Deeds, whose page SearchSystems verified is at somersetcountyme.gov/registry-of-deeds, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Somerset County?
From the District Court, through the clerk of each court (courts.maine.gov/ecourts/access.html). The Maine Office of Vital Records also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted since 1892.
Are divorce records public in Maine?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Somerset County?
The District Court. The file is kept by the clerk of each court.
Does Maine issue divorce certificates?
The Maine Office of Vital Records also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted since 1892.
Is this the official Somerset 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.