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 September 26, 2026.
Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County, has about 5,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Clarks Summit is a file of the Court of Common Pleas, kept by the Prothonotary, 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 Clarks Summit Is Filed and Kept
Divorce records are not vital records in Pennsylvania. The decree and the file of a divorce from Clarks Summit are court records of the Court of Common Pleas, and certified copies come from the Prothonotary.
For Lackawanna County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at lackawannacounty.org/government/elected_officials/clerk_of_judicial... (page title: Welcome to Lackawanna County, PA), phone 814-472-6146, 123 Wyoming Ave, 1st Floor, Scranton, PA 18503, 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, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Copies of a Divorce Decree from Clarks Summit
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Prothonotary, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at 814-472-6146.
The Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records issues no divorce records; the Prothonotary holds them.
The Pennsylvania vital records page SearchSystems verified is at pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/birth-certificates.
The Recorder of Deeds, whose page SearchSystems verified is at lackawannacounty.org/government/elected_officials/recorder_of_deeds..., records deeds and liens, not divorces.
More Official Court Pages for Lackawanna County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Lackawanna County and Pennsylvania. These court pages from its Lackawanna County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY DOCKET (ujsportal.pacourts.us)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Clarks Summit?
From the Court of Common Pleas, through the Prothonotary (lackawannacounty.org). The Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records issues no divorce records; the Prothonotary holds them.
Are divorce records public in Pennsylvania?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Clarks Summit?
The Court of Common Pleas. The file is kept by the Prothonotary.
Does Pennsylvania issue divorce certificates?
The Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records issues no divorce records; the Prothonotary holds them.
Is this the official Clarks Summit 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.