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 30, 2026.
Lincoln County, Tennessee, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Lincoln County is a file of the Circuit Court or the Chancery Court, kept by the Circuit Court Clerk or the Clerk and Master, 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: Lincoln County public records, Lincoln County arrest records, Lincoln County warrants, Lincoln County inmate search, Lincoln County criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Where a Divorce from Lincoln County Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Tennessee is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Lincoln County stay with the Circuit Court or the Chancery Court. The Circuit Court Clerk or the Clerk and Master keep it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Lincoln County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at tncourts.gov/clerks/lincoln-county?page=1 (page title: Clerks | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts), 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.
Tennessee 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 Lincoln County
The copy another court or an agency asks for is a certified copy of the judgment, issued by the Circuit Court Clerk or the Clerk and Master.
The Tennessee Office of Vital Records also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted in the last 50 years.
The Tennessee vital records page SearchSystems verified is at vitalrecords.tn.gov/hc/en-us/articles/36329848421651-Fees.
The Register of Deeds, whose page SearchSystems verified is at lincolncountytn.gov/business_detail_T8_R8.php, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Lincoln County?
From the Circuit Court or the Chancery Court, through the Circuit Court Clerk or the Clerk and Master (tncourts.gov/clerks/lincoln-county?page=1). The Tennessee Office of Vital Records also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted in the last 50 years.
Are divorce records public in Tennessee?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Lincoln County?
The Circuit Court or the Chancery Court. The file is kept by the Circuit Court Clerk or the Clerk and Master.
Does Tennessee issue divorce certificates?
The Tennessee Office of Vital Records also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted in the last 50 years.
Is this the official Lincoln 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.