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 1, 2026.
Dodge County, Minnesota, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Dodge County is a file of the District Court, kept by the court administrator, 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.
Related guides: Dodge County public records, Dodge County arrest records, Dodge County warrants, Dodge County inmate search, Dodge County criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Where a Divorce from Dodge County Is Filed and Kept
Divorce records are not vital records in Minnesota. The decree and the file of a divorce from Dodge County are court records of the District Court, and certified copies come from the court administrator.
For Dodge County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us/CaseSearch (page title: Case Search | Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)), phone (651) 793-2400, 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, Minnesota Court Records Online is the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Copies of a Divorce Decree from Dodge County
A certified copy of the decree comes from the court administrator, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at (651) 793-2400.
The Minnesota Office of Vital Records holds a divorce index only; the court administrator has the file.
The Minnesota vital records page SearchSystems verified is at health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/death.html.
The County Recorder, whose page SearchSystems verified is at co.dodge.mn.us/departments/land_records/recorder_s_office.php, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Dodge County?
From the District Court, through the court administrator (publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us/CaseSearch). The Minnesota Office of Vital Records holds a divorce index only; the court administrator has the file.
Are divorce records public in Minnesota?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Dodge County?
The District Court. The file is kept by the court administrator.
Does Minnesota issue divorce certificates?
The Minnesota Office of Vital Records holds a divorce index only; the court administrator has the file.
Is this the official Dodge 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.