Ordering Divorce Certificates
The
Office of Vital Statistics has six methods available for making a request for a divorce certificate:
regular mail, priority mail, telephone, fax, internet, and walk-in customer service. Detailed
instructions are available at each link below. Divorce certificates began being filed
with the Office July 1, 1951.
For additional instructions, click on an Ordering Method.
| ORDERING METHOD |
DESCRIPTION |
COST |
PROCESSING TIME |
| Go to Curtis State Office Bldg., 1000 SW Jackson, Ste. 120, Topeka, KS 66612. Open 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekdays.Payment made by cash, check, money order, or credit card. |
$15 for 1st copy, $15 for each additional copy of same record ordered at same time. |
Around 15 - 20 minutes provided there is no difficulty in locating the record |
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| Access www.vitalchek.com any time. Payment made by credit card. |
$15 for 1st copy, $15 for each additional copy of same record ordered at same time PLUS $11.00 expedited service fee. |
Within 3 to 5 business days after receipt in our office |
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| Call (785) 296-3253 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Central Time weekdays.Payment made by credit card. |
$15 for 1st copy, $15 for each additional copy of same record ordered at same time PLUS $11.00 expedited service fee. |
Within 3 to 5 business days after receipt in our office |
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| Send request by regular mail. Payment made by check or money order. |
$15 for 1st copy, $15 for each additional copy of same record ordered at same time. |
Dependent upon current request volume - 5 to 10 business days |
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| Send by any type of priority mail service. Payment made by check or money order. |
$15 for 1st copy, $15 for each additional copy of same record ordered at same time. |
Within 3 to 5 business days after receipt in our office |