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.
Gallatin County, Montana, has about 127,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Gallatin County is a file of the District Court, kept by the Clerk of District 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, directory links and common questions.
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Where a Divorce from Gallatin County Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Montana is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Gallatin County stay with the District Court. The Clerk of District Court keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Gallatin County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at gallatinmt.gov/272/Clerk-of-District-Court (page title: Clerk of District Court | Gallatin County, MT), phone 406-582-2165, 515 S. 16th Ave., Room 1041 Bozeman, MT 59178, Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 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.
Montana 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 Gallatin County
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Clerk of District Court, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at 406-582-2165.
The Clerk and Recorder, whose page SearchSystems verified is at gallatinmt.gov/247/Clerk-and-Recorder, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
More Official Court Pages for Gallatin County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Gallatin County and Montana. These court pages from its Gallatin County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- 18th Judicial District (courts.mt.gov)
- Montana Public Access Portal(s) (courts.mt.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Gallatin County?
From the District Court, through the Clerk of District Court (gallatinmt.gov/272/Clerk-of-District-Court). The Clerk and Recorder does not hold divorce records.
Are divorce records public in Montana?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Gallatin County?
The District Court. The file is kept by the Clerk of District Court.
Is this the official Gallatin 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.