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 on September 24, 2026.
Sweetwater County, Wyoming, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The divorce record of a couple from Sweetwater County is a file of the District Court, kept by the Clerk of District Court, 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.
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Where a Divorce from Sweetwater County Is Filed and Kept
A divorce in Wyoming is a court case, so the file and the final judgment of a divorce from Sweetwater County stay with the District Court. The Clerk of District Court keeps it, and the case index tells whether a divorce was filed and when.
For Sweetwater County the court records page SearchSystems verified is at sweetwatercountywy.gov/departments/clerk_of_district_court/index.php (page title: Sweetwater County, WY), phone 307-872-3820, 80 W. Flaming Gorge Way, Suite 255 Green River, WY 82935, 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.
Wyoming 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 Sweetwater County
The copy another court or an agency asks for is a certified copy of the judgment, issued by the Clerk of District Court, reached through the court at 307-872-3820.
Wyoming Vital Statistics Services also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted since 1941.
The Wyoming vital records page SearchSystems verified is at health.wyo.gov/admin/vitalstatistics/certificates.
The County Clerk, whose page SearchSystems verified is at sweetwatercountywy.gov/departments/county_clerk/land_records.php, records deeds and liens, not divorces.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a copy of a divorce decree from Sweetwater County?
From the District Court, through the Clerk of District Court (sweetwatercountywy.gov). Wyoming Vital Statistics Services also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted since 1941.
Are divorce records public in Wyoming?
Mostly. The court file is open except for the papers the law makes confidential and anything the court seals.
Which court hears divorces from Sweetwater County?
The District Court. The file is kept by the Clerk of District Court.
Does Wyoming issue divorce certificates?
Wyoming Vital Statistics Services also issues divorce certificates for divorces granted since 1941.
Is this the official Sweetwater 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.