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.
Chaves County, New Mexico, has about 64,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Chaves County is a file of the District Court, kept by the Clerk of the 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 Chaves County Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in New Mexico is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Chaves County stay with the District Court. The Clerk of the District Court keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Chaves County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at chavescounty.gov/your-county/departments/clerk-s-office/public-docu... (page title: Public Document Search | Chaves County, NM), phone 575-624-6600, 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.
Statewide, New Mexico Courts Case Lookup is the New Mexico Judiciary's free statewide case search.
Copies of a Divorce Decree from Chaves County
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Clerk of the District Court, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at 575-624-6600.
The New Mexico Bureau of Vital Records issues no divorce records; the District Court Clerk holds them.
The New Mexico vital records page SearchSystems verified is at nmhealth.org/about/erd/bvrhs/vrp/birth.
The County Clerk, whose page SearchSystems verified is at chavescounty.gov/your-county/departments/clerk-s-office/public-docu..., records deeds and liens, not divorces.
More Official Court Pages for Chaves County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Chaves County and New Mexico. These court pages from its Chaves County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- NM Case Lookup (caselookup.nmcourts.gov)
- NM Court Case Lookup (caselookup.nmcourts.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Chaves County?
From the District Court, through the Clerk of the District Court (chavescounty.gov). The New Mexico Bureau of Vital Records issues no divorce records; the District Court Clerk holds them.
Are divorce records public in New Mexico?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Chaves County?
The District Court. The file is kept by the Clerk of the District Court.
Does New Mexico issue divorce certificates?
The New Mexico Bureau of Vital Records issues no divorce records; the District Court Clerk holds them.
Is this the official Chaves 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.