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Norfolk County

Norfolk Probate and Family Court

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

Records kept at this court

  • Divorces filed in Norfolk County: Certificates of Divorce Absolute, judgments and separation agreements
  • Estates of people who lived in Norfolk 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 phone is the Register's Office.

Norfolk County Registry of Deeds

Cities and towns in Norfolk County

Avon · Bellingham · Braintree · Brookline · Canton · Cohasset · Dedham · Dover · Foxborough · Franklin · Holbrook · Medfield · Medway · Millis · Milton · Needham · Norfolk · Norwood · Plainville · Quincy · Randolph · Sharon · Stoughton · Walpole · Wellesley · Westwood · Weymouth · Wrentham

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Get your Norfolk County record from home.

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