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Worcester County

Worcester Probate and Family Court

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

Records kept at this court

  • Divorces filed in Worcester County: Certificates of Divorce Absolute, judgments and separation agreements
  • Estates of people who lived in Worcester 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 and Probation.

Worcester County Registry of Deeds

Cities and towns in Worcester County

Ashburnham · Athol · Auburn · Barre · Berlin · Blackstone · Bolton · Boylston · Brookfield · Charlton · Clinton · Douglas · Dudley · East Brookfield · Fitchburg · Gardner · Grafton · Hardwick · Harvard · Holden · Hopedale · Hubbardston · Lancaster · Leicester · Leominster · Lunenburg · Mendon · Milford · Millbury · Millville · New Braintree · North Brookfield · Northborough · Northbridge · Oakham · Oxford · Paxton · Petersham · Phillipston · Princeton · Royalston · Rutland · Shrewsbury · Southborough · Southbridge · Spencer · Sterling · Sturbridge · Sutton · Templeton · Upton · Uxbridge · Warren · Webster · West Boylston · West Brookfield · Westborough · Westminster · Winchendon · Worcester

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