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 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Lancaster County, South Carolina, has about 112,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Lancaster 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Lancaster County public records, Lancaster County arrest records, Lancaster County warrants, Lancaster County inmate search, Lancaster County criminal records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Where a Divorce from Lancaster County Is Filed and Kept
Divorce records are not vital records in South Carolina. The decree and the file of a divorce from Lancaster County are court records of the Family Court, and certified copies come from the Family Court clerk.
For Lancaster County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at lancastercountysc.gov/195/Clerk-of-Court (page title: Clerk of Court | Lancaster County, SC), phone 803-285-1581, 104 N Main Street Lancaster, SC 29720, Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm, 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.
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 Lancaster County
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Family Court clerk, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at 803-285-1581.
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 lancastercountysc.gov/396/Register-of-Deeds, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Lancaster County?
From the Family Court, through the Family Court clerk (lancastercountysc.gov/195/Clerk-of-Court). 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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.