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.
Yellowstone County, Montana, has about 172,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Yellowstone 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 and common questions.
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Where a Divorce from Yellowstone County Is Filed and Kept
Divorce records are not vital records in Montana. The decree and the file of a divorce from Yellowstone County are court records of the District Court, and certified copies come from the Clerk of District Court.
For Yellowstone County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at yellowstonecountymt.gov/clerk_court/copies.asp (page title: Yellowstone County, Montana), 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 Yellowstone County
The copy another court or an agency asks for is a certified copy of the judgment, issued by the Clerk of District Court.
The Clerk and Recorder, whose page SearchSystems verified is at yellowstonecountymt.gov/clerk/SearchEntry.asp, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Yellowstone County?
From the District Court, through the Clerk of District Court (yellowstonecountymt.gov). 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 Yellowstone County?
The District Court. The file is kept by the Clerk of District Court.
Is this the official Yellowstone 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.