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 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Union County, South Dakota, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Union County is a file of the Circuit Court, kept by the Clerk of Courts, 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: Union County public records, Union County arrest records, Union County warrants, Union County inmate search, Union County criminal records, South Dakota arrest records and South Dakota inmate search.
Where a Divorce from Union County Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in South Dakota is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Union County stay with the Circuit Court. The Clerk of Courts keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Union County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at dakotaathome.sd.gov/search/a8ac8af5-881e-580b-8fa8-4a6d98d763ac (page title: Union County Clerk of Courts | South Dakota Unified Judicial System | Clerk of Courts), phone 605-356-2132, 209 E. Main Street, Suite 230, Elk Point, SD 57025, 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, UJS Public Access Record Search is the South Dakota courts' statewide search, with a fee per name.
Copies of a Divorce Decree from Union County
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Clerk of Courts, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at 605-356-2132.
The South Dakota Department of Health also issues divorce records for divorces granted since 1905.
The South Dakota vital records page SearchSystems verified is at doh.sd.gov/licensing-and-records/vital-records/order-vital-records/....
The Register of Deeds, whose page SearchSystems verified is at unioncountysd.org/register-of-deeds, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Union County?
From the Circuit Court, through the Clerk of Courts (dakotaathome.sd.gov). The South Dakota Department of Health also issues divorce records for divorces granted since 1905.
Are divorce records public in South Dakota?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Union County?
The Circuit Court. The file is kept by the Clerk of Courts.
Does South Dakota issue divorce certificates?
The South Dakota Department of Health also issues divorce records for divorces granted since 1905.
Is this the official Union 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.