Barnstable County Divorce Records

Barnstable County divorce records are judicial files that chronicle the litigation process for the dissolution of marriages in the county. A complete case file includes the initial petition from one or both parties, financial disclosures, parental plans (for parties with children), and the judge’s official declaration of the divorce.

Divorce records are crucial to a number of use cases, including, but not limited to, name changes, immigration, remarriage, insurance claims, and asset division.

State law generally classifies records of divorce proceedings as open records. Members of the public may freely request viewing or copying from the Register of Probate, which handles these records on behalf of the Probate and Family Court.

However, open access rights do not extend to confidential documents, such as financial statements and child custody plans.

The Probate and Family Court in Barnstable County handles over 700 divorce cases annually.

County	Court Name	Address	Phone Number	Office Hours
Barnstable County	Barnstable Probate and Family Court	3195 Main Street, Barnstable, MA 02630	(508) 375-6710	8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.