South Dakota Divorce Records

To begin, add a divorce record or view a list of locations and resources for South Dakota divorce records.

Divorce records from South Dakota are an interesting example of how vital records are useful but also hard to find. In South Dakota, divorce records have been kept since 1905 and are maintained by the State Office of Vital Records.

While submitting requests to this agency may seem like a complicated runaround in its own right, those searching for South Dakota divorce records do at least have the benefit of being able to search statewide.

Although South Dakota divorce records are available on the county level from the Clerk of Courts, this is the only way to find divorce records in many other states, which can get confusing and frustrating.

Another frustrating thing about finding divorce records is waiting for written requests to be answered. That's why more and more researchers have found that they prefer to search for South Dakota divorce records and similar public information through the use of online public records searches.

To receive a divorce record fill out the South Dakota Divorce Records Certificate Mail-in Form. Mail your application to: