The Colorado State Archives holds some, but not all, divorce records that originated with the county's district and county courts. In general, the State Archive's staff needs to know the case number of the divorce in order to find it in our holdings. If you do not know the case number, please contact the county court in which it was tried - the court staff can help with determining the correct case number. County court contact information can be found at https://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/County/Choose.cfm
If the divorce you are searching for is not from a county/year that is listed below, the case will still be held with the county court, and you will need to contact the correct court for copies.
ACCESS NOTE: Divorce records are restricted records for 100 years. Case files are able to be accessed in their entirety if they are over 100 years old. If they are under 100 years old, the only document publicly accessible is the Decree of Dissolution of Marriage, providing such document does not contain information such as parenting agreements or financial agreements. To view any other part of a divorce case that is more recent than 100 years old, the requestor must be a party or the legal representation in the case. Prior to access of the records the requestor must prove their connection with the case by providing a valid, government issued photo ID. For more information, please see our Access Policy.
Divorce Cases Held by the Colorado State Archives
Adams: District Court 1904-1992
County Court 1904-1992
Arapahoe: District Court 1907-1919
District Court 1992-2008
Bent: District Court 1904-1912
District Court 1977-1990
Boulder: District Court 1867-1995
County Court 1873-1983
Chaffee: District Court 1879-1955
County Court 1881-1955
Clear Creek: District Court 1864-1927
County Court 1864-1927
Conejos: District Court 1896-1971
County Court 1883-1971
Costilla: District Court 1877-1970
County Court 1880-1953
Crowley: District Court 1979-1990
Custer: District Court 1879-1977
County Court 1879-1953
Denver: District Court 1862-1942
County Court 1867-1951
Dolores: District Court 1880-1953
County Court 1880-1953
Douglas: District Court 1867-1961
County Court 1871-1962
Eagle: District Court 1883-1952, 1979
County Court 1871-1962
Elbert: District Court 1870-1969
County Court 1870-1910
El Paso: District Court 1870-1961, 1979-1984
County Court 1867-1965
Fremont: District Court 1876-1984
County Court 1867-1957
Garfield: District Court 1883-1964
County Court 1883-1964
Gilpin: District Court 1861-1957
County Court 1877-1964
Grand: District Court 1881-1944
County Court 1881-1943
Jefferson: District Court 1872-1959, 1976-1983
County Court 1872-1968
Kit Carson: District Court 1904-1910
Lake: District Court 1879-1951
County Court 1879-1928
La Plata: District Court 1878-1949, 1959-1985
County Court 1893-1983
Larimer: District Court 1868-1916, 1950-1969, 1988-1996
County Court 1866-1981
Las Animas: In process of getting dates
Lincoln: District Court 1968-1980
County Court 1890-1980
Mesa: District Court 1883-1970, 1979-1983
County Court 1883-1965
Mineral: District Court 1893-1968
County Court 1893-1964
Moffat: District Court 1911-1966, 1976-1988
County Court 1914-1964
Montezuma: District Court 1886-1987
County Court 1889-1964
Montrose: District Court 1883-1934
County Court 1883-1941
Morgan: District Court 1889-1922
County Court 1889-1915
Otero: District Court 1889-1957, 1979-1983, 1985-1990
County Court 1889-1938
Ouray: District Court 1877-1935
County Court 1877-1933
Park: District Court 1863-1920
County Court 1881-1962
Pitkin: District Court 1881-1955
County Court 1881-1949
Prowers: District Court 1979-1989
Pueblo: District Court 1873-1964, 1975-1981
County Court 1912-1918
Rio Grande: District Court 1882-1965
County Court 1882-1965
Routt: District Court 1885-1976
County Court 1886-1977
Saguache: District Court 1884-1957
County Court 1881-1965
Summit: District Court 1876-1991
County Court 1865-1889
Teller: District Court 1896-1979
County Court 1899-1903, 1912-1913, 1937-1940
Weld: District Court 1873-1936, 1979-1980, 1984-1986