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Your spouse will need to be notified about this divorce. That notification will happen either by your spouse picking up the divorce papers at the court, or by you sending the papers by certified mail or through the sheriff.

Typically, an uncontested divorce takes around 1-3 months for completion in New Hampshire; however, the duration of the proceedings depends on whether there are children involved. New Hampshire does not have a mandatory waiting period before the divorce is finalized.

If the parties are able to come to an agreement informally or if they use the collaborative process, the divorce can only take a few months. If the case is contested and has to go before a judge, the process can take a year or longer depending on the complexity of the issues and the court's docket.

Copies of records may be obtained from State office or Clerk of Superior/Family Division Court in the county where divorce was granted. Recent records (divorce since 1990) may be obtained from ANY City or Town running the Vital Records Automated software called NHVRIN.

Your divorce certificate will be available for download in the SYC Portal in your ?Court File? under the ?Court Orders? (for cases where the divorce was registered before 18 November 2022) OR ?Court Documents? (for cases where the divorce was registered after 1 December 2022) section after the waiting period applicable ...

You can obtain copies of divorce certificates or divorce decrees (or divorce decree packets) from the court system. There is a form online, NHJB-2205-F Request for Certified Copy of Divorce Decree or Vital Statistics that you can use to make the request. File the Request with the court.