Connecticut divorces are processed in the superior court in the county where the plaintiff resided. The below listed materials are scanned images of the indexes to the Hartford County Superior Court divorce judgment volumes for the 1929-1953 time period that are part of the Connecticut State Archives, archival record group (RG) #003, Records of the Judicial Department.
If a record of divorce is found in any of the below Hartford Superior Court divorce indexes, and a reproduction of the original record is desired, you may submit a request via E-mail or by contacting the History & Genealogy Unit of the Connecticut State Library at (860) 757-6580.
Reproduction formats and fees available, are as follows:
Pre-payment is not needed as a bill will accompany the finished product, either in the mail with photocopies or with the digital images.
Additional information may be also available regarding divorces within the Hartford Superior Court Civil Court case files which are also housed within the Connecticut State Archives for the 1929 to 1945 time period. If a record of judgment is found you may also request the case file as well which may contain a great deal of information regarding the divorce case. Please inform the librarian if you would like to have both the record of judgment and the civil case file copied when placing reproduction request.
Indexes for earlier Hartford County Superior Court divorce judgments may be found in the following resources:
Hartford County Superior Court Divorce Index 1864-1929, compiled by Mel E. Smith.
Divorces in Early Connecticut Superior Court record books 1716-1798
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