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.
Delaware County, Pennsylvania, has about 585,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Delaware County 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 Delaware County Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Pennsylvania is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Delaware County stay with the Court of Common Pleas. The Prothonotary keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Delaware County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at delcopa.gov/row (page title: Register Of Wills & Clerk Of Orphans' Court Division | Delaware County, Pennsylvania), phone (610) 891-4400, 201 W. Front St. Media, PA 19063, 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, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Copies of a Divorce Decree from Delaware County
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Prothonotary, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at (610) 891-4400.
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 delcopa.gov/recorder-deeds/public-access-sites, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
More Official Court Pages for Delaware County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Delaware County and Pennsylvania. These court pages from its Delaware County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- CASE CAPTION CIVIL CASENOCV 20 52, a3;(/95 (delcopublicaccess.co.delaware.pa.us)
- court of common pleas of delaware county (ujsportal.pacourts.us)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Delaware County?
From the Court of Common Pleas, through the Prothonotary (delcopa.gov/row). 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 Delaware County?
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 Delaware 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.