Butler County Divorce Records

Divorce cases in Butler County fall under the purview of the Domestic Relations Court, a division of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas. These cases seek to terminate the legal (marital) union between two individuals and assign/determine rights, liabilities, and obligations regarding assets, debts, support, and child custody. According to the State of Ohio Court Statistics publication, Butler County received 374 new filings for divorce in 2025, consisting of 143 marriage dissolutions (divorces) with children and 231 marriage dissolutions without children.

Divorce records refer to the case documents and information generated because of these legal proceedings. These include divorce decrees, petitions, support orders, marital settlement agreements, and exhibits.

The Butler County Clerk of Courts is responsible for managing and disseminating the county’s divorce court records. These records are accessible to members of the public per the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio. As a result, anyone can contact or visit the clerk’s office for records access. Copies cost 50 cents per page, while certification costs $2 per document.

Individuals can also review divorce case information via the Butler County Clerk of Courts’ Court Records Search portal at no cost.

County	Court Name	Address	Phone Number	Office Hours
Butler County	Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division	315 High Street 2nd Floor Hamilton, OH 45011	(513) 887-3100 ext 2	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (Closed 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. daily)