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Hampshire County

Hampshire Probate and Family Court

Divorce, estate, guardianship and name-change records for Hampshire County. Here’s where the court is, and how to get copies without going in.

Records kept at this court

  • Divorces filed in Hampshire County: Certificates of Divorce Absolute, judgments and separation agreements
  • Estates of people who lived in Hampshire County: wills, Letters of Appointment, inventories and accounts
  • Guardianships and conservatorships, for the parties
  • Name changes, adoptions and paternity cases (some are impounded)

Getting a copy without going in

The court issues copies at the clerk or register’s counter or by mail request, and payment by mail usually has to be a check or money order. We handle the request for you: we find the docket, order the copy, pay the court fee and ship it to you with tracking.

  • Certificate of Divorce Absolute$55
  • Plain copy of a divorce judgment$40
  • Probate recordsFrom $55

The court moved to 15 Atwood Drive, off Route 5 near I-91 Exit 18 (mass.gov news item 'Hampshire Probate & Family Court has moved'). The phone is the Register's Office.

Hampshire County Registry of Deeds

Cities and towns in Hampshire County

Amherst · Belchertown · Chesterfield · Cummington · Easthampton · Goshen · Granby · Hadley · Hatfield · Huntington · Middlefield · Northampton · Pelham · Plainfield · South Hadley · Southampton · Ware · Westhampton · Williamsburg · Worthington

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Divorce and probate copies, certified or plain, delivered with tracking.