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 September 30, 2026.
Weirton, West Virginia, in Hancock County, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Weirton 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.
Related guides: Weirton public records, Hancock County divorce records, Weirton arrest records, Weirton warrants, Weirton inmate search, Weirton criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Where a Divorce from Weirton Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in West Virginia is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Weirton stay with the Family Court. The Family Court clerk keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Hancock County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/hancock_county (page title: Hancock County Information | West Virginia Judiciary), phone 304-564-3311, 102 Court Street New Cumberland, WV 26047, 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.
West Virginia 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 Weirton
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Family Court clerk, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at 304-564-3311.
West Virginia Vital Registration keeps a divorce index from 1968 and issues verifications, not copies.
The West Virginia vital records page SearchSystems verified is at dhhr.wv.gov/HSC/VR/Pages/default.aspx.
The County Clerk, whose page SearchSystems verified is at hancockcountywv.org/couclerk.html, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
More Official Court Pages for Hancock County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Hancock County and West Virginia. These court pages from its Hancock County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Hancock, Magistrate Court (courtswv.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Weirton?
From the Family Court, through the Family Court clerk (courtswv.gov). West Virginia Vital Registration keeps a divorce index from 1968 and issues verifications, not copies.
Are divorce records public in West Virginia?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Weirton?
The Family Court. The file is kept by the Family Court clerk.
Does West Virginia issue divorce certificates?
West Virginia Vital Registration keeps a divorce index from 1968 and issues verifications, not copies.
Is this the official Weirton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.