Divorce order reproduction requests can be made via our online form. To provide access to a reproduction of a divorce order, we require the following information:
For divorce orders before January 1983:
- Names of parties involved
- Date of divorce (approximate date is sufficient)
- Court registry (e.g., Victoria; preferred but not mandatory)
For divorce orders after January 1983:
- Names of parties involved
- Date divorce was granted
- Court registry (e.g., Victoria)
- Case file number
- Accession and box number (if available)
- Volume and folio number (if available)
If the divorce was granted after January 1984 and you don’t have the information listed above, contact the Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings in Ottawa. Note that the Central Registry only provides this information to a party to the divorce or their legal representative.
Note that the BC Archives cannot issue divorce certificates. Divorce certificates cannot be issued for pre-June 1986 divorce actions as a decree absolute divorce order (available at the BC Archives) has the same legal status as a divorce certificate.
For divorce actions initiated after May 1986, the divorce order will need to be presented to the court registry where the divorce took place who will issue a certificate verifying that the divorce is final.