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.
Greenville County, South Carolina, has about 571,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Greenville County is a file of the Family Court, kept by the Family Court clerk, 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 Greenville County Is Filed and Kept
Divorce records are not vital records in South Carolina. The decree and the file of a divorce from Greenville County are court records of the Family Court, and certified copies come from the Family Court clerk.
For Greenville County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at greenvillecounty.org/ClerkOfCourt/CopiesOfRecords.aspx (page title: County of Greenville, SC), 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.
South Carolina 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 Greenville County
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Family Court clerk, the office that keeps the file.
South Carolina Vital Records also issues divorce reports for divorces granted since 1962.
The South Carolina vital records page SearchSystems verified is at dph.sc.gov/public/vital-records/about-vital-records/fees-vital-reco....
The Register of Deeds, whose page SearchSystems verified is at greenvillecounty.org/rod/searchrecords.aspx, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
More Official Court Pages for Greenville County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Greenville County and South Carolina. These court pages from its Greenville County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- County of Greenville, SC (greenvillecounty.org)
- The South Carolina Judicial Branch (sccourts.org)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Greenville County?
From the Family Court, through the Family Court clerk (greenvillecounty.org). South Carolina Vital Records also issues divorce reports for divorces granted since 1962.
Are divorce records public in South Carolina?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Greenville County?
The Family Court. The file is kept by the Family Court clerk.
Does South Carolina issue divorce certificates?
South Carolina Vital Records also issues divorce reports for divorces granted since 1962.
Is this the official Greenville 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.