Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Gladstone, Missouri, in Clay County, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Gladstone is a file of the Circuit Court, kept by the Circuit 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 and common questions.
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Where a Divorce from Gladstone Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Missouri is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Gladstone stay with the Circuit Court. The Circuit Clerk keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Clay County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at claycountymo.gov/FormCenter/Clerk-16/2024-Public-Records-Request-78 (page title: Form Center, 2024 Public Records Request), phone 816-407-3570, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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, Case.net is the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
Copies of a Divorce Decree from Gladstone
The copy another court or an agency asks for is a certified copy of the judgment, issued by the Circuit Clerk, reached through the court at 816-407-3570.
The Missouri Bureau of Vital Records also issues divorce verifications, not copies; the Circuit Clerk has the decree.
The Missouri vital records page SearchSystems verified is at health.mo.gov/sites/health/files/media/pdf/2026/04/fee-information.pdf.
The Recorder of Deeds, whose page SearchSystems verified is at claycountymo.gov/253/Recorder-of-Deeds, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Gladstone?
From the Circuit Court, through the Circuit Clerk (claycountymo.gov). The Missouri Bureau of Vital Records also issues divorce verifications, not copies; the Circuit Clerk has the decree.
Are divorce records public in Missouri?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Gladstone?
The Circuit Court. The file is kept by the Circuit Clerk.
Does Missouri issue divorce certificates?
The Missouri Bureau of Vital Records also issues divorce verifications, not copies; the Circuit Clerk has the decree.
Is this the official Gladstone 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.