Divorce Index

When the State began to maintain vital statistics in 1892, they also collected information on divorces in the State. The clerks of each court were required to submit lists of divorces each year. The volumes in this collection are the compilations of these records from 1892 to 1963. Each volume generally covers a two year period (with a couple of exceptions), and each year is then arranged by county alphabetically. Within the counties are the lists of all divorces, sometimes including maiden name of the wife, date of marriage, date of divorce, and cause of divorce. However, not all clerks filled in all the information, so many pages will just include the names of the two parties.

This information can then be used to locate the file in the court records or order an abstract from the Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics. Divorces taking place in 1930 or later need to be requested directly from the court. A list of Superior Courts and their contact information can be found here. Divorces prior to 1930 can be found in many cases online at FamilySearch by searching for the county in the Card Catalog and then selecting court records in the search results.

These volumes have not been indexed, but for an index of divorces in Maine prior to 1892, which includes the divorces in these records up to 1903, see MaineGenealogy.net. For more information about these divorce returns please contact the Maine State Archives Research Room at maine.archives@maine.gov or 207-287-5790.

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Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 29B, 1947 (Oxford to York Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Oxford to York County for the year 1947.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 29C, 1948 (Androscoggin to Lincoln Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Androscoggin to Lincoln County for the year 1948.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 29D, 1948 (Oxford to York Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Oxford to York County for the year 1948.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 30A, 1949 (Androscoggin to Lincoln Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Androscoggin to Lincoln County for the year 1949.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 30B, 1949 (Oxford to York Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Oxford to York County for the year 1949.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 30C, 1950 (Androscoggin to Lincoln Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Androscoggin to Lincoln County for the year 1950.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 30D, 1950 (Oxford to York Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Oxford to York County for the year 1950.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 31A, 1951 (Androscoggin to Lincoln Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Androscoggin to Lincoln County for the year 1951.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 31B, 1951 (Oxford to York Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Oxford to York County for the year 1951.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 31C, 1952 (Androscoggin to Lincoln Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Androscoggin to Lincoln County for the year 1952.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 31D, 1952 (Oxford to York Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Oxford to York County for the year 1952.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 32A, 1953 (Androscoggin to Lincoln Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Androscoggin to Lincoln County for the year 1953.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 32B, 1953 (Oxford to York Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Oxford to York Counties for the year 1953.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 32C, 1954 (Androscoggin to Franklin Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Androscoggin to Franklin County for the year 1954.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 32D, 1954 (Hancock to Lincoln Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Hancock to Lincoln County for the year 1954.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 32E, 1954 (Oxford to York Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Oxford to York County for the year 1954.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 33A, 1955 (Androscoggin to Lincoln Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Androscoggin to Lincoln County for the year 1955.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 33B, 1955 (Oxford to York Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Oxford to York County for the year 1955.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 33C, 1956 (Androscoggin to Lincoln Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Androscoggin to Lincoln County for the year 1956.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 33D, 1956 (Oxford to York Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Oxford to York County for the year 1956.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 34A, 1957 (Androscoggin to Lincoln Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Androscoggin to Lincoln County for the year 1957.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 34B, 1957 (Oxford to York Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Oxford to York County for the year 1957.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 34C, 1958 (Androscoggin to Lincoln Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Androscoggin to Lincoln County for the year 1958.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 34D, 1958 (Oxford to York Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Oxford to York County for the year 1958.
Maine Divorce Returns, Volume 35A, 1959 (Androscoggin to Lincoln Counties)

Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

This volume contains a record of divorces sent to the Vital Records Office from Androscoggin to Lincoln County for the year 1959.