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.
Pendleton County, West Virginia, has about 5,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Pendleton 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 Pendleton County Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in West Virginia is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Pendleton County stay with the Family Court. The Family Court clerk keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Pendleton County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/pendleton_co... (page title: Pendleton County Information | West Virginia Judiciary), phone 304-822-7442, 50 South High Street, Suite 6 Romney, WV 26757, 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 Pendleton County
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Family Court clerk, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at 304-822-7442.
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 pencowv.com/departments/county-clerk, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
More Official Court Pages for Pendleton County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Pendleton County and West Virginia. These court pages from its Pendleton County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Magistrate Case Record Search (mcrsearch.courtswv.gov)
- Pendleton, Magistrate Court (courtswv.gov)
- West Virginia Court Records Access (courtswv.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Pendleton County?
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 Pendleton County?
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 Pendleton 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.