Adams County Divorce Records

In Adams County, divorce proceedings are handled in the Civil Division of the Court of Common Pleas. When a divorce is filed, all the documents filed by the case parties and those created by the clerk, such as the divorce petition, summons, complaints, responses, and counterclaims, are preserved as official divorce records. Like other court records, divorce records are public in Adams County, except for documents sealed by court order, information about minors, and sensitive financial disclosures.

TheAdams County Prothonotary serves as the clerk in this court and is responsible for the maintenance and preservation of divorce records. The prothonotary's office is responsible for releasing these records to eligible requesters. Common applications of divorce records are name changes, remarriage, implementation of divorce agreements, and property distribution.

County	Court Name	Address	Office Hours
Adams County	Adams County Court of Common Pleas, Civil Division	Adams County Courthouse 117 Baltimore Street, #104, Gettysburg, PA 17325	8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday