Maine Divorces, 1892-1902

Since 1892, Maine county clerks have been required to return to the State abstracted records of all divorces and annulments granted by the courts convened in their counties. The returns generally give the names of the parties involved, the dates of marriage and divorce, and the grounds for divorce. (Note that marriage dates in these records are often incorrect.) The records in this database are taken from these indexes, available on microfilm at the Maine State Archives. Certified copies of divorce records may be obtained from the Maine Office of Vital Records.

Further details on divorce proceedings—which may include place of marriage, places of residence, names and ages of children, and circumstances leading to the divorce—may be found in the original court records, also available at the State Archives.

Source: Maine Divorce Index, Maine State Archives