Santa Cruz County Dissolution Records

Dissolution of marriage records for Santa Cruz County are kept at the Superior Court at 701 Ocean Street, Room 110. Email courtrecords@santacruzcourt.org for records assistance. The court provides an online portal for case searches. Processing time for records requests is approximately 4 weeks. Santa Cruz County serves coastal communities including Santa Cruz and Watsonville. All case files include petitions, responses, financial disclosures, and final judgments. Most dissolution records are public documents accessible through online searches or by contacting the records office. The court maintains all records for dissolution cases filed in this scenic coastal jurisdiction south of the San Francisco Bay Area along the Monterey Bay coastline in central California.

Santa Cruz Superior Court

701 Ocean Street, Room 110, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Email courtrecords@santacruzcourt.org. Processing 4 weeks. Online portal available.

Court portal for case searches.

Fees

Certified copies cost $15. Extra pages $0.50. Search fees if over 10 minutes. Accept cash, checks, money orders. Mail requests need check plus envelope. Processing 4 weeks.

Filing

Live in California six months and Santa Cruz County three months. Filing fee about $435 to $450. Fee waiver available. No-fault dissolution. File on irreconcilable differences. Serve papers. Six-month wait.

Cities in County

Major cities include Santa Cruz and Watsonville. All residents file at Santa Cruz County Superior Court.

Nearby Counties

Santa Clara County to the north. San Benito County to the east. Monterey County to the south.