New Hampshire Divorce Records

Divorce proceedings are usually kept by the clerk of the Superior Court of each county. Divorce records prior to 1938 are at the Bureau of Vital Records. For the address, see "Vital Records" in this outline. The Bureau of Vital Records and the Family History Library have an index to divorces and annulments prior to 1938:

New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics. Index to Divorces and Annulments Prior to 1938. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah (FHL films 1001323–30.) This does not circulate to Family History Centers. These are arranged alphabetically by surname using the first and third letters of the name.

Divorce records can be found in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:

NEW HAMPSHIRE- DIVORCE RECORDS

NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY]- DIVORCE RECORDS