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 1, 2026.
Pocahontas County, West Virginia, has about 7,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas County Is Filed and Kept
Divorce records are not vital records in West Virginia. The decree and the file of a divorce from Pocahontas County are court records of the Family Court, and certified copies come from the Family Court clerk.
For Pocahontas County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/pocahontas_c... (page title: Pocahontas County Information | West Virginia Judiciary), phone 304-647-6621, 912 Court Street North Lewisburg, WV 24901, 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 Pocahontas County
A certified copy of the decree comes from the Family Court clerk, the office that keeps the file, reached through the court at 304-647-6621.
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 pocahontascountyclerk.com, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
More Official Court Pages for Pocahontas County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Pocahontas County and West Virginia. These court pages from its Pocahontas County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Court Record Access (courtswv.gov)
- Pocahontas, Circuit Court (courtswv.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas 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.