California Divorce Certificate Application (Form VS 113-B) (VS 113-B)
Official state formForm VS 113-BFree downloadLast verified November 9, 2026
Form VS 113-B is the application for a Certificate of Record for a divorce, filed by mail with California Department of Public Health, Vital Records. It covers divorces from 1962 through June 1984 only.
Who can use this form
- Anyone may order; no proof of relationship, sworn statement or notarization is needed
- Only divorces filed from 1962 through June 1984 are on file with the state
What to send with it
- The completed application (a separate one for each divorce record)
- $18 per copy by check or money order payable to CDPH-Vital Records (no cash)
Where to send it
- Mail to
- California Department of Public Health Vital Records MS 5103 P.O. Box 997410 Sacramento, CA 95899-7410
- State fee
- $18 per copy
- Typical processing
- May exceed six months by mail
- Source
- Official government page